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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 is the outcome when Nick and Coby’s team plays the girls team?
(a) They tie.
(b) They win 5-3.
(c) They lose 5-3.
(d) They win 13-0.

2. What is Mr. MacDonald’s favorite animal?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Dog.
(c) Chameleon.
(d) Dragonfly.

3. What does Nick tell Mr. MacDonald his favorite book is?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) He does not answer the question.
(c) Lord of the Flies.
(d) Tuck Everlasting.

4. Why does Mr. MacDonald say readers read?
(a) To be hungry for knowledge.
(b) To be satisfied with knowing.
(c) To discover themselves.
(d) To discover other people and places.

5. What does the librarian invite Nick and Coby to join?
(a) His bowling league.
(b) The theatre department.
(c) A futsal tournament.
(d) Nerds and Words book club.

Short Answer Questions

1. What justification does Nick’s father give, for making Nick read the dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?

2. Why does Nick say that the students at his school cut Mr. MacDonald slack for his weird personality?

3. What does Nick’s father say happened when he stood up against the kid who was bullying him?

4. Where does Nick’s mother say she is going to take a job?

5. What does Nick say Coby’s house smells like?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nick lose his bike?

3. How does Nick characterize futsal?

4. What is the style of Booked?

5. What are the consequences of Nick’s limerence poem?

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

7. What happens when Dean bursts in and interrupts Nick’s conversation with April?

8. What is the significance of the Dallas Cup?

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

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

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