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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 the type of poem that spells a word with the first letter of each line?
(a) Sonnet.
(b) Acrostic.
(c) Ode.
(d) Villanelle

2. What food does Mr. MacDonald bring Nick?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) French fries.
(c) Fried chicken.
(d) Eggplant parmesan.

3. What sport is the boy good at, in the book Nick is reading in the hospital?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Polo.

4. How does Nick characterize the morning of his mother’s return?
(a) Eerie and unprecedented.
(b) Just like old times.
(c) Otherworldly.
(d) Ominously quiet.

5. Whose greetings does April pass along to Nick when she shows up at the stable?
(a) Miss Quattlebaum.
(b) Her father.
(c) Charlene.
(d) Her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick spell in the acrostic after his injury?

2. Where does April kiss Nick when she leaves the hospital?

3. What does Nick tell Mr. MacDonald his favorite book is?

4. What does Nick mean when he uses the word “booked” in his discussion with Coby (257)?

5. What card game do Nick and Coby play on the way to school?

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