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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many yards must an onside kick travel before the kicking team can touch it in football?

2. Who seeks out Mick and says it that it is horrible what happened to him in Part 3, Chapter 11?

3. What month is it when Mick gets his learner's permit to drive in Part 1, Chapter 5?

4. How many points is a team awarded for a field goal in football?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives Mick an opportunity to step up in the team in Part 2, Chapter 8? How does he feel about the opportunity?

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

3. What does the pressure on Mick cause him to begin contemplating in Part 2, Chapter 11?

4. Why does Mick get an F on an essay in Part 1, Chapter 4? What does it make him realize about football?

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

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

7. What is Mick's response when Coach Carlson tries to convince him to train at the school gym instead of Popeye's in Part 3, Chapter 12?

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

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

10. How does Carlson effectively motivate the team in Part 3, Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of Matt Drager, Nolan Brown and Clark in the novel. In what ways are these characters antagonistic? How does Mick feel about each of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of responsibility in the novel. How does Mick feel about his growing responsibilities in Part 3, Chapters 4 and 5? What does the Jeep signify to Mick?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mick's decision to use Dianabol in the narrative. What dangers does Mick face in this action? How is this drug different than the others Mick decides to take?

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