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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On His Own: The Killers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when the farms were handed down to the Indians' children?
(a) They prospered.
(b) They squandered them.
(c) The were not handed down.
(d) They sold them.

2. When was this story published?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1924.
(d) It was never published.

3. What is the plan of the two crooks?
(a) To kill Nick.
(b) To kill a famous boxer.
(c) To torch the building.
(d) To rob the restaurant.

4. Who is the subject of the stories?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Nick Adams.
(c) Charles Lindbergh.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. Who is Bugs?
(a) Nick's best friend.
(b) Tom's roommate.
(c) The town drunk.
(d) Ad's friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the crooks in the story?

2. What nationality is the girl that Nick spends a lot of time with?

3. Who is Nick with in this story?

4. What does the editor say about the stories?

5. Where does Nick's father go instead of going back to fight with the man?

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