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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. What undefeated team does Mick's school play in Part 2, Chapter 10?

2. Mick goes to Popeye's and meets up with whom in Part 3, Chapter 13?

3. What is the name of the teacher Mick writes an essay about football for in Part 1, Chapter 4?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author develop the reader's attachment to the team in Part 2, Chapter 9?

3. How does Mick view his successes in Part 2, Chapter 4?

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

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

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

7. How does Mick feel about his friends in Part 3, Chapter 11? Why?

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

9. How is Mick's relationship with his mother described in Part 1, Chapter 5?

10. What is the outcome of the game in Part 2, Chapter 10? How does Mick feel about his performance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the narrative voice of the novel and analyze Mick Johnson as the protagonist. What is revealed about Mick's childhood in the first three chapters? How does the reader know Mick is the protagonist?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mick's altercation with Russ Diver in the reading. What leads up to Mick's attack on Russ? Who stops the fight and why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Peter Volz in the novel. How does Mick feel about his first meeting with Peter? How is Mick's second meeting with the trainer different?

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