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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 tells his parents he is sitting out of the next game for what reason in Part 5, Chapter 10?

2. Mick goes to Peter and asks for pills to do what in Part 4, Chapter 5?

3. Mick forgets what on the field and leaves the locker room to get it in Part 5, Chapter 8?

4. Drew reminds Mick about whose pool party the following week in Part 5, Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mick realize about Drew in Part 5, Chapter 15? What does the reader realize?

3. What does Mick realize about his friendship with Drew in Part 5, Chapter 5?

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

5. How does Mick attempt to train in Part 5, Chapter 6? What internal conflict does he face?

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

7. What causes Mick to go back to using drugs in Part 5, Chapter 7? What new drug does he begin to take?

8. What saves Mick in Epilogue, Chapter 1?

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

10. How are the steroids affecting Mick in Part 4, Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history and effects of powder and vitamin supplements on Mick. How do these supplements affect Mick's performance, both in positive and negative ways?

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

Discuss the theme of heroism in the novel. How does the fall of Mick's father from heroic status affect the protagonist? What other characters in the novel exhibit heroic characteristics? How?

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