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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nick throw up?
(a) In his shoes.
(b) In Parnell’s gym bag.
(c) In his hands.
(d) In the water cooler.

2. What does Nick bring Mr. MacDonald on when he stops in the library on his way to soccer practice?
(a) A book he read.
(b) A CD of music he likes.
(c) A birthday gift.
(d) A copy of his father’s dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words.

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

4. What is in the dragonfly box?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Family jewels.
(c) Money.
(d) We do not find out.

5. What kind of book is the book Nick recommends for book club?
(a) Play.
(b) Memoir.
(c) Epic poetry.
(d) Epistolary novel.

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

7. How many pages does Nick read in his book before he turns on the TV?
(a) 54 pages.
(b) 22 pages.
(c) 6 pages.
(d) 18 pages.

8. At the end of his therapy session, what does Nick conclude about being an adult?
(a) He thinks adults must be stupid.
(b) It must be confusing.
(c) He envies adults’ power.
(d) He wishes he were dead.

9. What does Nick eat at night, to settle his stomach?
(a) Chips and soda.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Empanadas.

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

11. What does Nick tell April he liked about the book he has been reading in the hospital?
(a) The poems.
(b) The characters.
(c) The imagery.
(d) The dramatic tension.

12. What does “incompossible” mean (267)?
(a) Incapable of being sold.
(b) Incapable of being divided without leaving a remainder.
(c) Incapable of coexisting.
(d) Incapable of making an income.

13. What food does Mr. MacDonald bring Nick?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Fried chicken.
(c) French fries.
(d) Eggplant parmesan.

14. What does “wordbound” mean (294)?
(a) Committed to words you have already spoken.
(b) At home in your statements.
(c) Unable to find expression.
(d) Thick-skinned.

15. Where does Nick ask his parents to take him on his way home from the hospital?
(a) School.
(b) April’s house.
(c) A hamburger joint.
(d) The library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coby get his second yellow card for?

2. What does Nick get back at the pool party?

3. Nick’s father tells him that bullies do not want to fight; what does he tell Nick bullies do want?

4. Who makes the video about Ms. Hardwick’s departure for Texas, that sends Nick’s class “to sob town” (288)?

5. How did Nick’s family hear about his desire to be dead?

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