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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 causes Ms. Hardwick to call Nick to the front of the class and read his notebook?
(a) She sees what he is writing.
(b) The fact that he was sleeping.
(c) The sneer on his lips.
(d) The intensity on his face.

2. When Nick calls April, how long does her father give Nick to talk to her?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 1 minute.

3. What is the bad news the nurse tells Nick?
(a) He has kidney stones.
(b) His ankle is broken.
(c) He has a tumor.
(d) His appendix is ruptured.

4. What is it that gives Nick the sense that things are not right with his parents?
(a) Their barely-concealed tears.
(b) Their silence at dinner.
(c) Their indifference to routines.
(d) Their forced humor.

5. Who does Nick tell Coby to ask to the formal dance, so they can double date?
(a) Winifred.
(b) Kellie.
(c) Saida.
(d) Charlene.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mr. MacDonald’s girlfriend?

2. What is “onomotophobia”?

3. Where does Nick ask his parents to take him on his way home from the hospital?

4. What kind of dance does Nick get to do with April?

5. Where does Nick get injured?

(see the answer key)

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