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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Nick and Bill not go out in the boat?
(a) It is being repaired
(b) The pond is frozen
(c) It is too cold
(d) It is too dark

2. What military force is withdrawing from the city of Smyrna?
(a) The U.S. navy
(b) The French army
(c) The Greek army
(d) The Russian navy

3. In the Memoir for Chapter 5, what are the condemned army officers covered with before their execution?
(a) Olive oil
(b) Hoods
(c) Wet, dead leaves
(d) Paint

4. Who is Peduzzi?
(a) Ski instructor
(b) Tour guide
(c) Hotel concierge
(d) Town drunk and con artist

5. According to the narrator, what is the worst scene among the evacuees?
(a) The women with dead babies who will not relinquish them
(b) Women vomiting in the streets
(c) Children crying for milk
(d) Men begging for food

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do Nick and Bill agree is better than baseball?

2. Where is the person from #101 traveling?

3. Why does Nick's nurse leave for Pordenone?

4. What does Nick tell his friend during their conversation?

5. How old is Hubert?

(see the answer key)

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