Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PAGES 1-52

Reading Check

1. What game do Nick and his mother play together?

2. Who does Nick have a crush on?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Nick feel about his father?

2. What is Mr. MacDonald like?

3. How does Nick approach his malapropism assignment?

Paired Resource

“Top 10 Must-Know Table Manners”

• Nick attends an etiquette school for dance lessons. This brief article on table manners comes from Emily Post’s Etiquette site. More etiquette ideas can be found under the “Etiquette Articles” heading.
• How does Nick’s poem “At Miss Quattlebaum’s School of Ballroom Dance & Etiquette” demonstrate situational irony?

PAGES 53-113

Reading Check

1. Where does Nick’s mother reveal she is moving for a while?

2. What are the consequences to the fight the Eggleston twins start?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Nick react to his parents’ revelation they are separating?

2.