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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the condition of the baby's father?
(a) He is dead.
(b) He is in the hospital.
(c) He is bedridden at home.
(d) He is not injured.

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

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

4. What upsetting information does Nick's father tell Nick?
(a) Prudence was playing with another boy.
(b) The family is moving away.
(c) His dog was hit by a car.
(d) Nick's grandmother died.

5. What is Nick's father's demeanor when he is recalled to camp?
(a) He does not return.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Understanding.

6. By what method is Nick traveling?
(a) Bus.
(b) Train.
(c) Plane.
(d) Car.

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

8. What does Nick's father clean while mulling over the fight with the man?
(a) His boots.
(b) His shotgun.
(c) His pipe.
(d) Fish.

9. What is the setting for this story?
(a) Fishing camp.
(b) Ski lodge.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Train station.

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

11. To what state is Nick headed in this story?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Alabama.

12. By what method is Nick traveling?
(a) Cruise ship.
(b) Warship.
(c) Plane.
(d) Fighter jet.

13. Who is Nick with in this story?
(a) His father and uncle.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His father and cousin.
(d) His best friend.

14. Who is the subject of the stories?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Nick Adams.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Charles Lindbergh.

15. What else do Nick and his father discuss as they leave the Indian camp?
(a) Girls.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Death.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Preface written?

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

3. What is unique about the Indian woman?

4. When was this story published?

5. Which of the following does Ole Anderson NOT do when Nick tells him of the men who want to kill him?

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