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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick's father call the floating logs?
(a) Flotsam
(b) Jetsam
(c) Kindling
(d) A nuisance

2. What is the location of the Story in Chapter 3?
(a) Maine
(b) Michigan
(c) Montana
(d) New Mexico

3. What does Nick's father not do?
(a) Hunt
(b) Fish
(c) Drive
(d) Drink

4. Who is Dick Boulton?
(a) The mayor of the town
(b) The head of the local plumbers union
(c) One of the men who comes to work for Nick's father
(d) A school board member

5. Who is the girl Nick has recently broken up with?
(a) Mary Ellen
(b) Mary
(c) Marjorie
(d) Marie

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which one of Nick's friends asks about Marjorie?

3. What does Bugs offer to Nick?

4. Who is Nick's nurse in Padua?

5. What do Nick and Bill talk about?

(see the answer key)

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