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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. Mick's father is furious to discover that Mick has done what in Part 1, Chapter 8?
(a) Looked him up online.
(b) Quit football.
(c) Stolen the car.
(d) Gotten kicked off the team.

2. Who is Mick's new football coach in eighth grade in Part 1, Chapter 6?
(a) Mr. Carlson.
(b) Mr. Rooney.
(c) Mr. Downs.
(d) Mr. Stimes.

3. How old is Mick in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) 9.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

4. What does Mick's father give him for Christmas in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) His gun.
(b) His watch.
(c) His Jeep.
(d) A signed football.

5. Mick tells DeShawn and who that he can no longer give them a ride home in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Drew.
(c) Mr. Cash.
(d) Billy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the radio show Mick's father works on?

2. Coach Downs is quitting to take on a job as offensive coordinator where in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. How much more money per month does Mick's trainer tell him it will cost for him to supply him with steroids in Part 4, Chapter 1?

4. At one of the games in Part 2, Chapter 1, Mick discovers he is being scouted by whom?

5. What is the name of Mick Johnson's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mick describe his childhood and feelings about his father in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. What significant example of foreshadowing takes place in Part 3, Chapter 8?

3. What leads Mick to begin taking steroids in Part 4, Chapter 1? What risks does he face in doing so?

4. What does Mick discover in Part 1, Chapter 7? How does this discovery make him feel?

5. How does Mick's father prepare him for a life of football in Part 1, Chapter 2? How does Mick's interest develop?

6. What title is Mick given in the team in Part 2, Chapter 7? How does he feel about his role?

7. Where does Mick go and consider a personal trainer in Part 3, Chapter 9? What sense does the reader gain from this encounter?

8. What new responsibilities are given to Mick in Part 1, Chapter 5?

9. What does Carlson's prediction signify in Part 3, Chapter 3?

10. How does Mick's character develop in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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