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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Ole Anderson NOT do when Nick tells him of the men who want to kill him?
(a) He thanks Nick for telling him.
(b) He does not want Nick to do anything about it.
(c) He throws a few things in a knapsack and runs.
(d) He does not act surprised.

3. How many people are in the vehicle passed by Nick and his friends?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 3.

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

5. What do Nick and his father discuss as they leave the Indian camp?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Surgical careers.
(c) Rifles.
(d) Tanks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's mother's general demeanor?

2. Who is Ad Francis?

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

4. The story is a conflict between Nick's immaturity and the realization that ____________________.

5. Who does Nick learn wins the final game of the World Series?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Nick able to summon his father and uncle when he got scared on the camping trip?

2. What do Nick and his friend, John, learn about a peasant man they meet at an inn during a ski trip?

3. Why does Hemingway mention Mark Twain and his characters in the story?

4. What does Nick recall as he heads for the Mississippi River on a train.

5. What are Nick and his friend, George, doing in this story and what fear does George share about the nature of their relationship?

6. What is the premise of this story?

7. How does Hemingway indicate Nick's immaturity again in this story?

8. What is the theme of this story and how does Hemingway extend it?

9. Where is Nick in this story and how does he relate to those around him?

10. How does Nick's father help Nick deal with the graphic events of surgery and suicide?

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