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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the bad news the nurse tells Nick?
(a) His appendix is ruptured.
(b) He has kidney stones.
(c) His ankle is broken.
(d) He has a tumor.

3. What does April text Nick a picture of?
(a) Her dog.
(b) The book club’s next book.
(c) Her smile.
(d) The view from her house.

4. 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.

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

6. Where does April kiss Nick when she leaves the hospital?
(a) On the forehead.
(b) On the cheek.
(c) On the hand.
(d) On the lips.

7. What is the score when Coby scores his goal?
(a) 2-2.
(b) 2-1.
(c) 1-0.
(d) 3-2.

8. How many minutes of TV does Nick’s father allow him to watch for every page he reads?
(a) 2.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

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

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

11. What is the name of the horse Nick’s mother says that she will be training for the Derby?
(a) Monster Mash.
(b) Bite My Dust.
(c) Red Velvet.
(d) Boo-yah.

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

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

14. What does Coby get his first yellow card for?
(a) A high kick.
(b) A slide tackle.
(c) Knocking Parnell down.
(d) Mouthing off to the referee.

15. What compliment does Nick give to Mr. MacDonald?
(a) He got game.
(b) He’s rockin'.
(c) He’s alright.
(d) He’s the best.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick use “rumplestiltskin” to mean (260)?

2. How does Nick characterize his feelings about his parents divorcing?

3. Who scores the first goal in the match between Nick and Coby’s teams?

4. What does Nick mean when he uses the word “booked” in his discussion with Coby (257)?

5. What does Nick compare himself to after his surgery?

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