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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military force is withdrawing from the city of Smyrna?
(a) The Russian navy
(b) The U.S. navy
(c) The Greek army
(d) The French army

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

3. Who else is attempting to leave Smyrna?
(a) U.S. tourists
(b) Greek civilians
(c) Romanian gypsies
(d) Russian immigrants

4. Who is Dick Boulton?
(a) A school board member
(b) One of the men who comes to work for Nick's father
(c) The head of the local plumbers union
(d) The mayor of the town

5. What does Dick Boulton call the logs?
(a) Zeus' toothpicks
(b) Stolen property
(c) A nuisance
(d) Kindling

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does this story take place?

2. What is the nature of the problem with which Nick's father can assist?

3. What does Dr. Adams do in his bedroom?

4. What is Nick's father's profession?

5. What do the sailors on the Simpson do to the evacuees every night?

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