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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 is the name of Mick's counselor at the rehabilitation center in Epilogue, Chapter 2?

2. Mick compares himself to what in Part 4, Chapter 12?

3. Who meets up with Mick and asks him to come to the volleyball game to support Kaylee in Part 5, Chapter 2?

4. Who comes to question Mick in Epilogue, Chapter 1?

5. How much does Peter say the stack injections will cost daily in Part 4, Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mick decide against using drugs before the game in Part 5, Chapter 12?

2. What opportunity does Mick decide to take in Part 4, Chapter 12?

3. What are Mick's actions in Part 5, Chapter 2? What emotions drive those actions?

4. What performance enhancing drugs does Mick begin taking in Part 4, Chapter 9? Why?

5. What leads Mick to waver in his second chances in Part 4, Chapter 8?

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

7. What is significant about Mick's attacking a fellow student in Part 4, Chapter 3?

8. Why is Mick depressed in Part 4, Chapter 10? What brings him out of it?

9. What is the outcome of the first game of the season in Part 5, Chapter 1? How does Mick feel about his performance?

10. How does Mick feel while watching the game in Part 5, Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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