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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following do Nick and Bill NOT do at Bill's cabin?
(a) Talk about Med school.
(b) Discuss books.
(c) Drink in front of the fireplace.
(d) Talk about baseball.

2. Where is Nick skiing in this story?
(a) Italian Alps.
(b) Utah.
(c) Swiss Alps.
(d) Vermont.

3. What is the name of Nick's wife?
(a) Sallie.
(b) Kathy.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mary.

4. Where does Nick take his new bride?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A bed and breakfast.
(c) Their home.
(d) A cottage.

5. What is Nick doing with his friends in this story?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Fishing.

6. What is Nick's demeanor in battle?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frantic.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Calm.

7. Nick says that every time he went to battle, he ____________.
(a) Wet his pants.
(b) Was drunk.
(c) Vomited.
(d) Cried.

8. What happens to Nick on the ski trail?
(a) He falls.
(b) He finishes ahead of George.
(c) He calls for air lift.
(d) He breaks his leg.

9. Why does Nick sneak back to Kate's house?
(a) To take a drive.
(b) To drink whiskey.
(c) To have sex.
(d) To watch a movie.

10. What injury does the major in the hospital have?
(a) Disfigured hand.
(b) Shrapnel wounds.
(c) Missing eye.
(d) Amputated leg.

11. Which painter's style does Nick try to model his writing after?
(a) Cezanne.
(b) Kandinsky.
(c) Monet.
(d) Van Gogh.

12. Who is the girl that Nick is interested in?
(a) Callie.
(b) Celia.
(c) Kate.
(d) Kelly.

13. Who is Nick's fellow soldier who has also been injured?
(a) Renoir.
(b) Rinaldi.
(c) Rinaldo.
(d) Roberto.

14. What does Nick complain about after he has sex with Kate?
(a) The rain.
(b) The coarse blanket.
(c) The gnats.
(d) The heat.

15. What does Nick pass on his way to visit the battalion?
(a) Corpses.
(b) Meadows.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A train station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's demeanor throughout the story?

2. Where are Nick, Marjorie, and Bill fishing?

3. Why does Nick think he lost his friends after he got married?

4. What is Nick's demeanor toward Marjorie?

5. What type of injury does Nick have in this story?

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