4. Where does Nick's father go instead of going back to fight with the man?
(a) To a poker game.
(b) On a walk with Nick.
(c) To the hardware store.
(d) To a bar.

5. What town is the location of this story?
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Petrofsky.
(c) Petoskey.
(d) Pittsburgh.

6. What is unknown about the stories?
(a) Their authorship.
(b) Their interconnection.
(c) Their autobiographical qualities.
(d) Their authenticity.

7. How does Nick respond when he hears that Prudence has been playing with another boy?
(a) He pounds the table.
(b) He screams.
(c) He pouts.
(d) He cries.

8. What is the source of Nick's father's anger?
(a) A fight with a man.
(b) The car won't start.
(c) A young patient dies.
(d) His brother betrayed him.

9. Who is Nick's buddy in this story?
(a) Leon.
(b) Lyle.
(c) Leo.
(d) Lee.

10. Who is Nick with in this story?
(a) His father and uncle.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His father and cousin.
(d) His best friend.

11. Who is Nick reminded of when crossing the Mississippi?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Daniel Boone.
(c) Tecumseh.
(d) His father.

12. What stereotype about the Indians does the author show?
(a) Drunken.
(b) Industrious.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Intelligent.

13. What lie does Nick tell his father when he returns to camp?
(a) He is sick.
(b) He shot himself.
(c) He heard an animal.
(d) He had a fish hook in his hand.

14. What happened to Nick when he was by himself?
(a) He tried to get a friend to come over.
(b) He slept all day.
(c) He loved the solitude.
(d) He got scared.

15. The story is a conflict between Nick's immaturity and the realization that ____________________.
(a) his mother is terminally ill.
(b) all life eventually comes to an end.
(c) his girl friend no longer loves him.
(d) his father is going to war.