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

3. Who is Nick's father going to help?
(a) An Indian woman.
(b) A bus filled with children.
(c) His business partner.
(d) A trapped miner.

4. What happened to Nick when he was by himself?
(a) He loved the solitude.
(b) He got scared.
(c) He tried to get a friend to come over.
(d) He slept all day.

5. Nick recalls being at _______________.
(a) the Masters Tournament.
(b) the Kentucky Derby.
(c) a World Series game.
(d) the Super Bowl.

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

7. Where did the wood come from?
(a) It was cut down by Nick's father.
(b) It was bought at a mill.
(c) It was brought in down the river.
(d) It was dropped by a logging company.

8. How does Nick get his father and uncle to return to camp?
(a) He calls on his cell.
(b) He texts them.
(c) He shoots his rifle into the air.
(d) He uses a duck call.

9. What is Nick's overriding quality?
(a) His strength.
(b) His immaturity.
(c) His humor.
(d) His fear.

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

11. How long does Nick nurse his broken heart about Prudence?
(a) For a year.
(b) For a month.
(c) Almost instantly.
(d) For a couple days.

12. Who has left the town in this story?
(a) Italians.
(b) Irish.
(c) Indians.
(d) Germans.

13. What is the economic base of the town?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Tourism.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Education.

14. The collection consists of _________________.
(a) Short stories.
(b) Poems.
(c) Essays.
(d) Haiku.

15. From what event is Nick returning home?
(a) Birthday party.
(b) Christmas party.
(c) Fourth of July celebration.
(d) New Year's Eve party.