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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that keeps Nick’s father from answering Nick’s awkward question at dinner?
(a) Ms. Hardwick shows up.
(b) Coby shows up.
(c) Mr. MacDonald shows up.
(d) Nick’s mother storms out.

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

3. What does Nick’s mother offer to do when they get home from the hospital?
(a) Play Xbox with him.
(b) Play ping-pong.
(c) Read to him.
(d) Play one-on-one soccer.

4. What does Coby do when he “nutmegs” Parnell?
(a) Curls the ball around him.
(b) Leaps over him.
(c) Kicks him in the groin.
(d) Passes the ball between his legs.

5. What does Nick read in the middle of the night?
(a) Tuck Everlasting.
(b) A book about Pelé.
(c) Huck Finn.
(d) Into the Dust.

6. What does Nick use “rumplestiltskin” to mean (260)?
(a) His chin.
(b) His behind.
(c) His foot.
(d) His nose.

7. What explanation do Nick’s parents give him for why they divorcing?
(a) Nick’s father wants his independence.
(b) Infidelity is unforgivable.
(c) Work and love are not meshing.
(d) Nick’s mother has fallen in love with someone else.

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

9. What is Mr. MacDonald’s convertible named?
(a) Blue Bayou.
(b) Old Smokey.
(c) Blue Moon River.
(d) The Dragonfly.

10. What book does Mr. MacDonald bring Nick in the hospital?
(a) Into the Dust.
(b) All the Broken Pieces.
(c) Tuck Everlasting.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

11. Whose suggestion does April push aside so Nick can make a book club recommendation?
(a) Charlene.
(b) Coby.
(c) Winifred.
(d) Her own.

12. Where does April’s father tell Nick that April wants to tattoo the word limerence?
(a) On her forearm.
(b) Around her belly button.
(c) On the back of her neck.
(d) On her ankle.

13. What does the nurse bring Nick for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and sausage.
(b) Pancakes and bacon.
(c) Cream of wheat.
(d) Cherry yoghurt and wheat toast.

14. What does Nick mean when he uses the word “booked” in his discussion with Coby (257)?
(a) He has plans.
(b) He was forced to read books.
(c) He got thrown out of the hospital.
(d) He got arrested.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose training comes in handy when Dean Eggleston charges Nick?

2. How long will Nick be out of school after surgery?

3. Where does Nick throw up?

4. What awkward question does Nick ask his parents at dinner?

5. What is the bad news the nurse tells Nick?

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