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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Nick and his nurse meet again?
(a) After the armistice
(b) When he gets leave
(c) When she quits her job
(d) When she comes to America

2. What are Nick and Marjorie doing as the story begins?
(a) Playing tennis
(b) Rowing in a boat
(c) Studying
(d) Riding bicycles

3. Where does Nick like to spend time at the hospital?
(a) The lobby
(b) The chapel
(c) The roof
(d) The cafeteria

4. Who else is attempting to leave Smyrna?
(a) Russian immigrants
(b) U.S. tourists
(c) Greek civilians
(d) Romanian gypsies

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

6. What does Nick call his friend, Rinaldi, in the Memoir?
(a) A disappointing audience
(b) A poor excuse for a man
(c) A man among men
(d) The best friend he has ever had

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

8. What does Nick say about his father?
(a) He is always sad
(b) He is too strict
(c) He loves him unconditionally
(d) He has missed a lot in life

9. To where does Nick walk to visit his friend, Bill?
(a) Bridge
(b) Orchard
(c) Country road
(d) Town

10. What does Krebs want most of all?
(a) To live without any consequences
(b) To move to California
(c) A car
(d) To take a cruise

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

12. Who is Krebs?
(a) A soldier adjusting to civilian life
(b) Nick's best army buddy
(c) Nick's recruiting officer
(d) Nick's sergeant

13. In what year does the story for Chapter 7 take place?
(a) 1946
(b) 1973
(c) 1919
(d) 1920

14. How does Nick sustain his injury?
(a) He is sucker punched
(b) He falls on an icy sidewalk
(c) He is hit by a car
(d) He falls down stairs

15. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Smyrna is located in what country?

2. What does Nick say is no longer any fun?

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

4. What does Nick's father hire some local Indians to do?

5. What does Boulton call Nick's father?

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