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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 month is it when Mick gets his learner's permit to drive in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) January.

2. Who will become Coach Downs' replacement in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Mr. Carlson.
(b) Mr. Downs.
(c) Mr. Stimes.
(d) Mr. Volz.

3. What does Mick receive as a Christmas present in Part 2, Chapter 2?
(a) A television.
(b) A stereo.
(c) A car.
(d) A cell phone.

4. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Protagonist.
(b) Antagonist.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Foreshadowing.

5. Drew and who attempt to console Mick, telling him the loss wasn't his fault in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) DaShawn.
(b) Matt.
(c) Kaylee.
(d) Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. What team gains the upper hand against Rogers early on in Part 3, Chapter 2?

2. What is posted on Monday in Part 2, Chapter 6?

3. How old is Mick in Part 2, Chapter 2?

4. Mick secretly fears he won't be good enough, or that he doesn't have the talent like whom in Part 2, Chapter 11?

5. Mick tells his father that night he will be starting on Friday's game against who in Part 2, Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the game in Part 3, Chapter 2. Who do Mick and his friends believe will win?

4. How does Mick's father deal with Mick's discovery in Part 1, Chapter 8?

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

6. What is Mick's meeting with Peter Volz like in Part 3, Chapter 13?

7. What increases stress and pressure for Mick in Part 3, Chapter 14?

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

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

10. How does the author introduce conflict in Part 3, Chapter 10?

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