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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 verbomania?
(a) An obsession with words.
(b) Obsessive, non-stop talking.
(c) Use of surreal words.
(d) A crazy use of words.

2. What book goes Nick have to find a malapropism in, as punishment for his inattentiveness?
(a) Into the Dust.
(b) Tuck Everlasting.
(c) Huck Finn.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

3. Why does Winifred show up at Nick’s house?
(a) To deliver the class Get Well card.
(b) To sell Girl Scout cookies.
(c) For book club.
(d) To ask him to the formal dance.

4. Why does Mr. MacDonald say he likes dragonflies?
(a) Because they are variable in color.
(b) Because they are so reposeful.
(c) Because they are electric.
(d) Because they are so intricate.

5. Who is Nick and Coby’s middle school named for?
(a) Rosa Parks.
(b) Eartha Kitt.
(c) W. E. B. DuBois.
(d) Langston Hughes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick get injured?

2. What is Nick’s father about to do, when he sees Nick leaving the house?

3. What is the phrase “to nip something in the butt” an example of?

4. Who is Mr. MacDonald’s girlfriend?

5. How many minutes of TV does Nick’s father allow him to watch for every page he reads?

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