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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick’s mother chide him for?
(a) Not being a good friend to Coby.
(b) Fighting with the Egglestons.
(c) Not calling April.
(d) Not calling her.

2. What does Nick say gives everything else in his life meaning?
(a) Books.
(b) April.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Coby.

3. What was it that got the Egglestons kicked out of school?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Knives.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Boxing gloves.

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

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

6. Who has delivered a note for Nick from April?
(a) April.
(b) Charlene.
(c) Don Eggleston.
(d) Winifred.

7. Why does Mr. MacDonald say readers read?
(a) To discover themselves.
(b) To be satisfied with knowing.
(c) To discover other people and places.
(d) To be hungry for knowledge.

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

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

10. How regularly will Nick’s mother come home to visit?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Three nights a week.
(c) Every weekend.
(d) Every other weekend.

11. What does Nick watch while his father is not at home?
(a) Baseball.
(b) R-rated movies.
(c) Reruns of the Super Bowl.
(d) European soccer games.

12. What book have Nick’s parents required him to read?
(a) His father’s copy of the Bible.
(b) A biography of Pelé.
(c) His father’s dictionary Weird and Wonderful Words.
(d) His mother’s training manuals.

13. What does Nick say Coby’s house smells like?
(a) Funky feet.
(b) Horses.
(c) Garlic and butter.
(d) Exotic cooking.

14. What card game do Nick and Coby play on the way to school?
(a) War.
(b) Blackjack.
(c) Gin.
(d) Poker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Nick see when he starts to tear pages out of his fathers dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?

2. What toy of Coby’s does Nick say he broke?

3. What is Nick’s role as Coby fights with Dean Eggleston?

4. What is Mr. MacDonald’s favorite animal?

5. Why does Nick’s mockery of Don’s name not help him?

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