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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 does the editor say about the stories?
(a) They have never been arranged into a coherent whole.
(b) The author was incoherent.
(c) They are riotously funny.
(d) They are largely incoherent.

2. Who writes the Preface of THE NICK ADAMS STORIES?
(a) William Faulkner.
(b) The editor.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Nick Adams.

3. Who are the crooks in the story?
(a) Al and Sam.
(b) Sam and Max.
(c) Al and Max.
(d) Max and Hal.

4. How long does Nick nurse his broken heart about Prudence?
(a) For a couple days.
(b) For a month.
(c) For a year.
(d) Almost instantly.

5. How does Nick get his father and uncle to return to camp?
(a) He uses a duck call.
(b) He shoots his rifle into the air.
(c) He texts them.
(d) He calls on his cell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Nick and Tom go after leaving the bar?

2. What is Nick's overriding quality?

3. Which of the following does Ole Anderson NOT do when Nick tells him of the men who want to kill him?

4. Who is the girl that Nick spends a lot of time with?

5. Which of the following does Nick's mother NOT do for his father?

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