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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. In Part 5, Chapter 9, a fumble is caught by an opposing player whom Mick has already beaten twice before and Mick does what?
(a) Tackles him.
(b) Trips him.
(c) Clotheslines him.
(d) Punches him.

2. Carl Deuker was raised where?
(a) Cody, Wyoming.
(b) Berkeley, California.
(c) Portland, Oregon.
(d) Redwood City, California.

3. What is Kaylee's last name in the novel?
(a) Edwards.
(b) Chapman.
(c) Sullivan.
(d) Raymond.

4. Who does Mick throw the ball around with in Part 4, Chapter 10?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

5. Mick compares himself to what in Part 4, Chapter 12?
(a) Former drug addicts.
(b) Convicts.
(c) Pro football players.
(d) The homeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mick feels as though he has lost whom in Part 4, Chapter 10?

2. What does the referee call against Mick in Part 5, Chapter 9?

3. Peter tells Mick that stack injections are safer than what in Part 4, Chapter 9?

4. In Part 4, Chapter 10, Mick is complimented for his improved ability at what?

5. What does Peter tell Mick he takes instead of steroids in Part 4, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mick realize about his friendship with Drew in Part 5, Chapter 5?

2. What is the outcome of the game in Part 5, Chapter 14? Why is this significant?

3. How is Mick's athletic performance in Part 5, Chapter 3? How does he feel about it?

4. What saves Mick in Epilogue, Chapter 1?

5. What does Mick realize about Drew in Part 5, Chapter 15? What does the reader realize?

6. How is Mick humiliated in Part 4, Chapter 7? What does this even signify for his character?

7. What physical effects of ther steroids begin to affect Mick in Part 4, Chapter 5?

8. What causes Mick to go back to using drugs in Part 5, Chapter 7? What new drug does he begin to take?

9. How are the steroids affecting Mick in Part 4, Chapter 2?

10. What is thematically significant about Mick's downfall in Part 5, Chapter 6?

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