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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick do when he learns that his mother wants to see him?
(a) Goes fishing
(b) Goes on a walk with his father
(c) Takes the boat out onto the lake
(d) Takes the car into town

2. Where does Nick find Bill?
(a) At his father's cottage
(b) At the library
(c) At school
(d) In town

3. What is the attitude of the narrator telling the story?
(a) Sympathetic
(b) Callous
(c) Angry
(d) Amused

4. Who is Peduzzi?
(a) Hotel concierge
(b) Town drunk and con artist
(c) Ski instructor
(d) Tour guide

5. What does Krebs tell about the war?
(a) Nothing
(b) Occasional stories
(c) His actual experiences
(d) Lies

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocking event occurs this night for Nick, his father and Uncle George?

2. Which one of Nick's friends asks about Marjorie?

3. What do Nick and Bill talk about?

4. What war does the narrator mention in the memoir for Chapter 1?

5. What does Nick tell his friend during their conversation?

(see the answer key)

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