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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What stereotype about the Indians does the author show?
(a) Drunken.
(b) Lazy.
(c) Industrious.
(d) Intelligent.

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

3. Where does Nick go in this story?
(a) Indian camp.
(b) Summer camp.
(c) College.
(d) Boarding school.

4. What is Nick's mother's general demeanor?
(a) Good-natured.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Distracted.

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

6. In what town did Nick grow up?
(a) Petoskey.
(b) Phillipsburg.
(c) Paducah.
(d) Pittsfield.

7. Who is the girl that Nick spends a lot of time with?
(a) Pamela Mitchell.
(b) Paula Mitchell.
(c) Prudence McKenzie.
(d) Prudence Mitchell.

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

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

10. What does Nick's uncle think he is?
(a) A hero.
(b) A good writer.
(c) A master fisherman.
(d) A coward.

11. Where does Nick fear the wardens will send him back to?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) Church camp.
(c) Prison.
(d) Jail.

12. On what is Nick riding on his return home?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) Tractor.
(d) Wagon.

13. How old is Nick in this story?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie does Nick tell his father when he returns to camp?

2. Who is Bugs?

3. Who is the boxer that Nick visits to warn him about the men who want to kill him?

4. What does Nick's father fiddle with as he mulls over his fight with the man?

5. Who is the large prostitute that Nick and Tom run into at the bus station?

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