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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Nick and his bride leave after the wedding?
(a) In a vintage car.
(b) In a limo.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) In a canoe.

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

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

4. With whom is Nick vacationing?
(a) Bill.
(b) John.
(c) Tom.
(d) Helen.

5. What does Nick think ruined bullfights?
(a) Movies.
(b) Politics.
(c) PETA.
(d) ASPCA.

6. Which of the following does Nick NOT do in the uncivilized area?
(a) Finds a camping spot.
(b) Goes to sleep.
(c) Cooks dinner.
(d) Sends up flares.

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

8. Who is Nick visiting in this story?
(a) His father.
(b) Bill.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) Tom.

9. What is the name of the city that used to be located in the abandoned area where Nick gets off the train?
(a) Silka.
(b) Sumaria.
(c) Salerno.
(d) Seney.

10. What does Nick make for breakfast?
(a) Buckwheat cakes with apple butter.
(b) Eggs and steak.
(c) Beans and coffee.
(d) Biscuits and coffee.

11. What do Nick and George drink at the lodge?
(a) Wine.
(b) Bourbon.
(c) Hot cider.
(d) Hot cocoa.

12. Bill says the strong wind will blow for how many days?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

13. In what ways does Nick show that he has a great appreciation for nature?
(a) He does not kill the grasshopper on his leg.
(b) All of these.
(c) He wets his hand before touching the trout to prevent fungus.
(d) He lets the small trout go.

14. Why does Nick think he lost his friends after he got married?
(a) Helen would not let him go fishing anymore.
(b) Helen wouldn't let him play poker at their house.
(c) Fishing was no longer the most important thing in his life.
(d) His friends weren't comfortable around Helen.

15. What does Nick admire in the uncivilized area?
(a) Wildflowers.
(b) A stream with trout.
(c) A mountain view.
(d) Butterflies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Nick skiing with in this story?

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

3. When does Nick say that he did get married?

4. Why does the major tell Nick to never marry?

5. Nick thinks about the time he spent in _________ going to bullfights.

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