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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has Marjorie brought along tonight?
(a) A transistor radio
(b) Homework
(c) A picnic lunch
(d) A bottle of champagne

3. What does Dr. Adams do in his bedroom?
(a) Takes a nap
(b) Loads and unloads his shotgun
(c) Changes his clothes
(d) Reads a book

4. Whose life does the character of Nick Adams parallel?
(a) William Faulkner
(b) Ernest Hemingway
(c) T.S. Eliot
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Nick's father have?

2. What does Nick's father call the floating logs?

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

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

5. What is the narrator doing in the Memoir?

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