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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 279-314.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that keeps Nick from asking April to be his girlfriend?
(a) His upset stomach rumbles.
(b) Dean and Don Eggleston intercept him.
(c) Mr. MacDonald interrupts.
(d) His mother shows up.

2. What time does Nick wake up on the day he is set to leave the hospital?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 5:30 a.m.

3. What is “limerence”?
(a) A citrus fruit.
(b) The glow of a light.
(c) A kind of fabric.
(d) A crush.

4. What doe Nick’s father add to mac-and-cheese?
(a) Worcestershire sauce.
(b) Hamburger meat.
(c) Mustard.
(d) Tabasco sauce.

5. What card game do Nick and Coby play on the way to school?
(a) Poker.
(b) Gin.
(c) War.
(d) Blackjack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the psychologist tell Nick to think about before he comes back next time?

2. What is the word that describes the fact that Nick complains about footnotes in a book, and then includes a footnote to support his complaint?

3. What does Nick say gives everything else in his life meaning?

4. What does Nick’s mother offer to do when they get home from the hospital?

5. In the family court decision about whether Nick will go horseback riding with April, what does Nick’s father base his decision on?

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