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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Nick get injured?
(a) Thigh.
(b) Elbow.
(c) Knee.
(d) Ankle.

3. In the family court decision about whether Nick will go horseback riding with April, what does Nick’s father base his decision on?
(a) Nick feels well enough to go to school.
(b) Nick can use the date to pay off some of the other chores he has not done.
(c) Nick wants to spend time with his mother.
(d) Nick likes April a lot.

4. What does “callipygous” mean (258)?
(a) Having good taste in clothing.
(b) Having a nice backside.
(c) Having pretty hair.
(d) Having a beautiful voice.

5. What does Mr. MacDonald tell Nick’s parents?
(a) That Nick is his favorite student.
(b) That Nick has special powers.
(c) To go easy on him.
(d) To make Nick work harder.

6. Where is Nick up to in his father’s dictionary by the time April comes to visit?
(a) Ns.
(b) Zs.
(c) Xs.
(d) Ts.

7. What does “irascent” mean (218)?
(a) Angry.
(b) Content.
(c) Confused.
(d) Belligerent.

8. What does Nick think he needs to do, to solve the problems that got him into therapy?
(a) Learn to fight.
(b) Meditate.
(c) Go to the teacher or principal.
(d) Move.

9. Who makes the video about Ms. Hardwick’s departure for Texas, that sends Nick’s class “to sob town” (288)?
(a) April.
(b) Coby.
(c) Winifred.
(d) Nick.

10. What does the psychologist tell Nick to think about before he comes back next time?
(a) How he would like to live in Kentucky.
(b) How he might deal with bullies.
(c) What the Egglestons must be suffering.
(d) What he likes about his mother.

11. What awkward question does Nick ask his parents at dinner?
(a) Whether his father cheated.
(b) Whether they are going to move.
(c) Whether they are getting a divorce.
(d) Whether he is going to have a baby sibling.

12. What kind of car does April’s father give Nick and Coby a ride in?
(a) Convertible.
(b) Police car.
(c) Family van.
(d) SUV.

13. How does Nick say he is doing in school when he texts his mother?
(a) Surviving.
(b) Soaring through.
(c) Failing miserably.
(d) Passing.

14. Why does Nick say he likes the zombie movie?
(a) Because the scary parts make April grab his leg.
(b) Because he likes to look unfazed by the zombies.
(c) Because he thinks zombies are stagey and entertaining.
(d) Because he likes to make jokes about their gait.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the team from that beat Nick’s team at the Dallas Cup?

2. How many pages does Nick read in his book before he turns on the TV?

3. What does Mr. MacDonald leave for Nick when he drives away?

4. What is Nick’s recommendation for the next book for book club?

5. What does Nick’s mother offer to do when they get home from the hospital?

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