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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On His Own: Crossing the Mississippi.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What nationality is the girl that Nick spends a lot of time with?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Irish.
(d) Indian.

3. What happened when the farms were handed down to the Indians' children?
(a) They squandered them.
(b) They sold them.
(c) They prospered.
(d) The were not handed down.

4. Why does Nick's father fight with a man?
(a) He has different political views.
(b) He backs into his car in a parking lot.
(c) He wants him to cut wood.
(d) He won't repay a loan.

5. What town is the location of this story?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Petrofsky.
(c) Petersburg.
(d) Petoskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Ad meet Bugs?

2. What is Nick's father's occupation?

3. How long does Nick nurse his broken heart about Prudence?

4. In what town did Nick grow up?

5. What stereotype about the Indians does the author show?

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