The Fight

The mood during the basketball game. How were the characters behaving towards each other?

• Friendly and supportive

• Competitive and aggressive

• Indifferent and uninterested

• Confused and disorganized

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Why does Will say he would fight Mike anytime, while walking with Kevin?

• Because he is confident in his fighting skills.

• Because he is angry with Mike.

• Because he wants to impress Kevin.

• Because he has a personal grudge against Mike.

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Why does Will get upset that Kevin thinks he'll lose?

• Will thinks Kevin is 'traitorous'

• Will believes Kevin should be loyal to him

• Will is confident in his abilities

• Will is afraid of losing

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Will sleeps in class, makes rude remarks, doesn't pay attention, checks out the girls. How would you describe those traits?

• charming

• obnoxious

• rude

• respectful

• egotist

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What does Will mean when he says "All the gigs were up," when he knew he couldn't get out of the fight?

• He had no more performances left.

• He realized he had no more excuses.

• He was excited about the fight.

• He was planning to escape.

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What two things did Will discover about himself after Mike "called him out" in the lunch room?

• He realized he was more confident and outgoing.

• He discovered he was shy and introverted.

• He found out he was talented in sports and arts.

• He learned all he had was pride and fear.

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If the idea of fighting Mike terrified him, why did he agree?

• He wanted to prove his bravery.

• He was forced to agree.

• He had no other choice because of his pride.

• He was confident in his abilities.

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How did Will feel about Mike?

• Will felt happy about Mike.

• Will felt indifferent about Mike.

• Will felt sad about Mike.

• Will felt angry about Mike.

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Most of the class sided with Mike and not Will because:

• Mike was more popular than Will.

• Will had become an egotist and pompous.

• Mike presented a more convincing argument.

• The teacher influenced the class to side with Mike.

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What literary device is "The air around me seemed to be as thin as Alpine or Himalayan air"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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