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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. How many organs does Nick say the human body has?
(a) 78.
(b) 106.
(c) 216.
(d) 172.

2. What does Nick get back at the pool party?
(a) His bike.
(b) His bus pass.
(c) His soccer cleats.
(d) His pride.

3. What keeps Nick in the hospital longer than planned?
(a) His incision got infected.
(b) The surgeon did not get all of his appendix.
(c) The surgeon found a tumor in his abdomen.
(d) He needs antibiotics.

4. 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 dramatic tension.
(d) The imagery.

5. What does Nick ask April when he greets her formally in etiquette class?
(a) To be his date for the eighth grade formal.
(b) To come to the movies with him.
(c) To be his girlfriend.
(d) To come to his soccer tournament in Dallas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Nick tell his mother he feels after surgery?

3. How many minutes of TV does Nick’s father allow him to watch for every page he reads?

4. How does Mr. MacDonald entertain Nick and the nurses on his floor?

5. What does Nick eat at night, to settle his stomach?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Nick’s parents set him up then break his spirit?

2. What present does Nick present Mr. MacDonald with?

3. What is All the Broken Pieces about?

4. What is Nick’s visit with April like?

5. How does Nick end up being pulled out of the game against Coby’s team?

6. What is Nick’s ride in April’s father’s car like?

7. What question does Nick ask his parents that he does not get an answer to?

8. What happens when Nick calls April after he is out of the hospital?

9. How does the psychologist help Nick deal with his parents’ split?

10. What report does Coby give Nick of the Dallas Cup?

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