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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Nick and Marjorie doing as the story begins?
(a) Playing tennis
(b) Studying
(c) Riding bicycles
(d) Rowing in a boat

2. In what year does this story take place?
(a) 1922
(b) 1903
(c) 2002
(d) 1822

3. In the Memoir for Chapter 4, what do the soldiers use for a barricade against the enemy?
(a) Sandbags
(b) Some old cars
(c) Wrought iron grating
(d) A decaying building

4. A U.S. ship called the Simpson is in a ______________ state.
(a) stand down
(b) foreign
(c) friendly
(d) battle-ready

5. Who comes for Nick's father for help while he and Nick are on a fishing trip?
(a) Two criminals
(b) A Marine
(c) A banker
(d) Two loggers

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do Nick and Bill agree is better than baseball?

2. What military force is withdrawing from the city of Smyrna?

3. What does Nick say is no longer any fun?

4. What does Nick do when he learns that his mother wants to see him?

5. What is the location of the Memoir for Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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