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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 points is a team awarded for a field goal in football?
2. What month is it when Mick goes to the gym and begins lifting weights in Part 3, Chapter 6?
3. Dianabol is an orally-effective anabolic steroid originally developed by whom?
4. Mick goes to Popeye's and meets up with whom in Part 3, Chapter 13?
5. Where does Mick's mother currently work in the novel?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author develop the reader's attachment to the team in Part 2, Chapter 9?
2. What are Mick's principle fears in Part 3, Chapter 1? Who solidifies these fears?
3. What gives Mick an opportunity to step up in the team in Part 2, Chapter 8? How does he feel about the opportunity?
4. How does Mick's character develop in Part 2, Chapter 1?
5. How does Mick describe his childhood and feelings about his father in Part 1, Chapter 1?
6. How is Mick's responsibility symbolized in his car in Part 3, Chapter 5?
7. What is Mick's meeting with Peter Volz like in Part 3, Chapter 13?
8. What does the pressure on Mick cause him to begin contemplating in Part 2, Chapter 11?
9. What leads Mick to begin taking steroids in Part 4, Chapter 1? What risks does he face in doing so?
10. How is Mick's relationship with his mother described in Part 1, Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Mick's need for his father's approval in the novel. What does Mick's father expect from his son and why does Mick feel the need to live up to these expectations?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of alienation in the novel. How is this theme indicated through symbolism. In what ways does Mick become more alienated and why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss Coach Downs and Coach Carlson in the novel. How do the coaches compare with one another? What do the students know of Carlson before he takes the position?
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