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

2. Who will become Coach Downs' replacement in Part 3, Chapter 1?

3. Mick receives a call from the head coach at Shilshole High School in Part 2, Chapter 3 inviting him to do what?

4. Who is Mick's second closest friend and a fellow football player?

5. Mick's father takes him out to teach him what in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some examples of foreshadowing in Part 2, Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Mick go and consider a personal trainer in Part 3, Chapter 9? What sense does the reader gain from this encounter?

8. What are Mick's principle fears in Part 3, Chapter 1? Who solidifies these fears?

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

10. How have Mick's responsibilities changed in Part 3, Chapter 4?

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 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?

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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