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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) They are largely incoherent.
(c) The author was incoherent.
(d) They are riotously funny.

2. What is unique about the Indian woman?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is deaf.
(c) She has tuberculosis.
(d) She is blind.

3. As the story begins, who has just punched Nick?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Tom.
(c) A train brakeman.
(d) A hobo.

4. What is Nick's father's name?
(a) Henry.
(b) James.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Mack.

5. Who is Nick's father going to help?
(a) His business partner.
(b) A trapped miner.
(c) An Indian woman.
(d) A bus filled with children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's father's occupation?

2. When was this story published?

3. In what town did Nick grow up?

4. What happened when the farms were handed down to the Indians' children?

5. What happened to Nick when he was by himself?

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