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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. About what do Nick and Bill agree is better than baseball?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Books
(c) Girls
(d) Fishing

3. What is Nick's mood?
(a) Petulant
(b) Excited
(c) Sarcastic
(d) Brooding

4. Where did Bugs meet Ad?
(a) Detroit
(b) In jail
(c) A homeless shelter
(d) In school

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bugs offer to Nick?

2. In what year does this story take place?

3. What job did the narrator have in the war?

4. Why does Uncle George not accompany Nick and his father back to their camp that night?

5. What is the location of the Story in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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