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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Lieutenant ride his horse out into the field?
(a) He is looking for mines
(b) He is lost
(c) He is exploring
(d) He is drunk

2. Why does Uncle George not accompany Nick and his father back to their camp that night?
(a) He is too shaken by what he has witnessed
(b) He is tired of fishing and sleeping outside
(c) He has to go to work in the morning
(d) He is too sick to stay overnight in the woods

3. What do the evacuees do every night at midnight?
(a) Sleep
(b) Sing
(c) Scream
(d) Cry

4. What do Nick and Bill talk about?
(a) Whiskey, baseball and cars
(b) School, baseball and books
(c) Whiskey, girls and baseball
(d) Whiskey, baseball and books

5. What profession does Nick's father have?
(a) Doctor
(b) Accountant
(c) Minister
(d) Lawyer

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nick and Bill decide to do?

2. Who is Bugs?

3. Nick accuses Marjorie of always _____________________.

4. Whose life does the character of Nick Adams parallel?

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

(see the answer key)

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