Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-book review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Finley’s love for basketball reveals which characteristic of his personality?

A) An innate impulse to please Pop

B) An obsession with perfectionism

C) A fear of failure

D) A desire to bring joy to Dad

2. Which of the following words best describes how Finley rates Erin’s basketball skills?

A) Subpar

B) Average

C) Astounding

D) Abysmal

3. Finley notes that when Pop drinks too much alcohol, he “starts dancing with the family skeletons” (Chapter 5). Which of the following literary terms best describes the above quote?

A) Alliteration

B) Allegory

C) Idiom

D) Allusion

4. Which of the following words characterizes the relationship between Finley and Coach in the beginning of the novel?

A) Respect

B) Disapproval

C) Shame

D) Abhorrence

5. Which of the following words best describes the initial interaction between Finley and Boy21?

A) Frugal but horrific

B) Unusual but enjoyable

C) Delightful but babbling

D) Violent but nurturing

6. After Boy21 inquires about Finley’s past, Finley reflects, “There’s a part of me that wants to discuss my past, why I don’t talk much, outer space even, everything, but it’s like my mind is a fist and it’s always clenched tight, trying to keep the words in” (Chapter 9). Which of the following literary devices does Finley use to describe his general lack of speech?

A) Metaphor

B) Onomatopoeia

C) Simile

D) Allegory

7. Which of the following best describes how Russ interacts with the other students on his first day at Bellmont High School?

A) Aloof

B) Timid

C) Insecure

D) Threatening

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