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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. Whose book is Nick’s father reading, while Nick does his homework?
(a) Diderot.
(b) Plato.
(c) Locke.
(d) Rousseau.

2. What is verbomania?
(a) An obsession with words.
(b) Obsessive, non-stop talking.
(c) Use of surreal words.
(d) A crazy use of words.

3. What kind of job is Nick’s mother going to take?
(a) Rescuing farm animals.
(b) Advertising sales.
(c) Large animal veterinarian.
(d) Training a race horse.

4. What does Nick say April’s last name means?
(a) Ugly painting.
(b) Discarded mud.
(c) Compost pile.
(d) Litter of pigs.

5. What does April give Nick a rain check for?
(a) A big hug.
(b) A movie out.
(c) A long story.
(d) A kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe Nick’s father add to mac-and-cheese?

2. What does Mr. MacDonald tell Nick when he complains about his parents?

3. What does April compliment when she sees Nick after her swim practice?

4. What is the word that describes the fact that Nick complains about footnotes in a book, and then includes a footnote to support his complaint?

5. How does Nick characterize the morning of his mother’s return?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nick characterize futsal?

3. What is the style of Booked?

4. How does Nick handle his mother’s departure for Kentucky?

5. What does Mr. MacDonald give Nick in the library, and what are the conditions under which he gives it to him?

6. How does Nick end up talking to April, and what does he say?

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

8. How does Mr. MacDonald reprise Nick’s punishment assignment?

9. Who are the Egglestons and what is Nick’s relationship with them like?

10. How is Nick’s team at futsal?

(see the answer keys)

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