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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On His Own: The Killers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is unique about the Indian woman?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She has tuberculosis.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is deaf.

2. How does Nick respond when he hears that Prudence has been playing with another boy?
(a) He cries.
(b) He pouts.
(c) He pounds the table.
(d) He screams.

3. When was this story published?
(a) It was never published.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1952.

4. What emotion does Nick recall having?
(a) Shame.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Anger.

5. What possession of Nick's does Ad want?
(a) Flask.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Canteen.
(d) Knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick's father go instead of going back to fight with the man?

2. Who do Nick and his friends pass on their way home?

3. What is the setting for this story?

4. Who is Nick with in this story?

5. What happened when the farms were handed down to the Indians' children?

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