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

3. What is the injury that pulls Nick’s team’s goalie out of the futsal game?
(a) Bloody nose.
(b) Plantar fasciitis.
(c) Broken toe.
(d) Head laceration.

4. What is the literary term for Nick asking his mother, “Why did you BALE” (96)?
(a) Elegy.
(b) Homonym.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

5. Where do the Eggleston twins go to school?
(a) The same school as Nick and Coby.
(b) A nearby technical school.
(c) An agricultural school.
(d) The Alternative Behavior Center.

6. When does April tell Nick to meet her?
(a) At lunch.
(b) Before school.
(c) After dinner.
(d) After swim class.

7. What is Nick Hall’s mother’s profession?
(a) Musician.
(b) Horse trainer.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Librarian.

8. What does Dean impugn of Coby’s?
(a) His family’s wealth.
(b) His intelligence.
(c) His race.
(d) His looks.

9. What do Nick and Coby say they will have to get, now that Nick’s parents are separating?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Walking shoes.
(c) Scooters.
(d) Bus passes.

10. What kind of dance does Nick get to do with April?
(a) Waltz.
(b) Tango.
(c) Foxtrot.
(d) Jitterbug.

11. What is the outcome when Nick and Coby’s team plays the girls team?
(a) They tie.
(b) They win 5-3.
(c) They lose 5-3.
(d) They win 13-0.

12. What does the loser of the ping-pong game between Nick and his mother have do to?
(a) Shovel the driveway.
(b) Dust the bookshelves.
(c) The dishes.
(d) Vacuum.

13. What does Coby say when Nick apologizes for not jumping in to save him?
(a) He says that Nick owes him one.
(b) He tells him they will settle it in Dallas.
(c) He tells him to deal the cards for blackjack.
(d) He says that it’s no big deal.

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

15. What is Nick’s role as Coby fights with Dean Eggleston?
(a) He breaks it up.
(b) Bystander.
(c) He runs for help.
(d) He helps Coby.