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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. Where did Ad meet Bugs?
(a) Jail.
(b) Bar.
(c) Church.
(d) Library.

2. The story is a conflict between Nick's immaturity and the realization that ____________________.
(a) his girl friend no longer loves him.
(b) his mother is terminally ill.
(c) all life eventually comes to an end.
(d) his father is going to war.

3. What is unknown about the stories?
(a) Their interconnection.
(b) Their autobiographical qualities.
(c) Their authorship.
(d) Their authenticity.

4. Who is the doctor in this story?
(a) Nick's father.
(b) Nick's uncle.
(c) Nick's brother.
(d) Nick.

5. The men want to take Nick away because he sold trout and __________________.
(a) robbed a bar.
(b) harrassed the local Indians.
(c) killed a moose.
(d) burned a Boy Scout camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ad Francis?

2. What do Nick and his father discuss as they leave the Indian camp?

3. Who was Steve Ketchel?

4. What type of business does Aunt Halley's husband run?

5. How many people are in the vehicle passed by Nick and his friends?

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