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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the unnamed narrator of the story?
(a) A Hungarian gypsy
(b) A French waiter
(c) An American officer
(d) A Buddhist monk

2. In what year does this story take place?
(a) 2002
(b) 1922
(c) 1903
(d) 1822

3. Nick accuses Marjorie of always _____________________.
(a) knowing everything
(b) forgetting the matches
(c) tipping the boat
(d) laughing at the wrong moments

4. What is the narrator doing in the Memoir?
(a) He is with his combat unit
(b) He is visiting relatives
(c) He is writing restaurant reviews
(d) He is on vacation

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is meant by "riding the rails?"

2. What do Nick and Bill drink?

3. To where does Nick walk to visit his friend, Bill?

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

5. What does Dick Boulton call the logs?

(see the answer key)

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