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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nick and Marjorie see?
(a) A tornado
(b) A car accident
(c) A shooting star
(d) A defunct lumber mill

2. What is the location of the Memoir for Chapter 3?
(a) France
(b) Wisconsin
(c) Germany
(d) South Africa

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

4. What is meant by "riding the rails?"
(a) Taking the subway
(b) Riding on trains without paying the fare
(c) Driving a semi truck
(d) Putting up fences

5. What does Nick's father hire some local Indians to do?
(a) Till a new garden
(b) Plant some new trees
(c) Paint his house
(d) Cut logs that have drifted onto his property

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the Memoir for Chapter 5, what are the condemned army officers covered with before their execution?

(see the answer key)

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