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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Coby say when Nick apologizes for not jumping in to save him?
(a) He tells him they will settle it in Dallas.
(b) He says that Nick owes him one.
(c) He says that it’s no big deal.
(d) He tells him to deal the cards for blackjack.

2. What is the phrase “to nip something in the butt” an example of?
(a) An insult.
(b) A philippic.
(c) A malapropism.
(d) A jeremiad.

3. How many followers does Coby tell Nick Nick’s father has?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 9,000.
(c) 450.
(d) 100,000.

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

5. Where does Coby shoot his banana kick when he and Nick are playing soccer?
(a) The doghouse.
(b) The kitchen window.
(c) The front door of his house.
(d) The garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. MacDonald distract Nick with, while he slips a book into his hands?

2. What is verbomania?

3. What does April give Nick a rain check for?

4. What is logorrhea?

5. What does Miss Quattlebaum’s name mean, according to Nick?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nick’s reaction to his parents’ bombshell?

2. What is it like for Nick, to have his mother back in town?

3. What is the fallout of the fight Coby and Dean Eggleston have in the cafeteria?

4. How did it come to pass that Nick and Coby are on opposing soccer teams?

5. Why is Nick prevented from going to his soccer tournament on the weekend?

6. How does Nick explain the leeway Mr. MacDonald gets from the students of Langston Hughes Middle School?

7. What is the significance of the Dallas Cup?

8. What is Nick’s relationship with books and literature like?

9. What is the style of Booked?

10. What is it that Nick describes as the “best six seconds ever” (98)?

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