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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the fight with Don Eggleston end for Nick?
(a) Nick gets knocked out.
(b) Nick knocks Don out.
(c) Nick dumps Don into the pool.
(d) Don chases Nick off.

2. Where does Nick get injured?
(a) Knee.
(b) Thigh.
(c) Ankle.
(d) Elbow.

3. What does Nick wake up to, in the second poem of the book?
(a) The sound of his parents fighting.
(b) The smell of bacon.
(c) The silence of an empty house.
(d) The sound of his friend arriving.

4. What does Nick tell Mr. MacDonald his favorite book is?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) He does not answer the question.
(c) Tuck Everlasting.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

5. What justification does Nick’s father give, for making Nick read the dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?
(a) Being alert to lies and rhetoric.
(b) Being attractive to girls.
(c) Being disciplined in understanding language.
(d) Being ready for college.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times does Nick call April’s number before he lets the call go all the way through?

2. What kind of award does Mr. MacDonald have in his room?

3. Why can Nick not play soccer with Coby after school?

4. Where is Nick up to in his father’s dictionary by the time April comes to visit?

5. What does Dean impugn of Coby’s?

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