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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Smyrna is located in what country?
(a) Romania
(b) France
(c) Turkey
(d) Thailand

3. What feeling does Nick have on this morning?
(a) That he is homesick
(b) That he will never die
(c) That he wants to remember this morning forever
(d) That he does not want to leave

4. What fills the muddy roads leading out of the city?
(a) Water from unrelenting rains
(b) Tanks and other military vehicles
(c) Garbage from a garbage strike
(d) Greek citizens pulling carts with all their belongings

5. What is the nature of the problem with which Nick's father can assist?
(a) A man needs a will drawn up
(b) A woman is having trouble delivering a baby
(c) A man has been indicted on criminal charges
(d) A man has hacked off his forearm

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick's father hire some local Indians to do?

2. What do the Greek soldiers do to their mules after they break the front legs of the animals?

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

4. What profession does Nick's father have?

5. What is a quai?

(see the answer key)

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