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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Nick and Leon take with them into the lifeboats?
(a) Wine.
(b) Flares.
(c) Pistols.
(d) Jackets.

2. Who is Nick's buddy in this story?
(a) Leo.
(b) Leon.
(c) Lyle.
(d) Lee.

3. Who is the large prostitute that Nick and Tom run into at the bus station?
(a) Nikki.
(b) Darla.
(c) Alice.
(d) Fay.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the economic base of the town?

2. What does Nick's father clean while mulling over the fight with the man?

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

4. How had the baby's father hurt himself?

5. Who was Steve Ketchel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Nick and his friends pass some Indians on their way home on the Fourth of July?

2. How has Nick transitioned in this section?

3. What negative stereotype about Native Americans in this story?

4. How do Nick's uncle and father react when Nick summons them to return to camp?

5. What has happened to the Indian woman's husband?

6. What does Nick's father tell his wife about the fight with the other man over the wood?

7. Why does Hemingway mention Mark Twain and his characters in the story?

8. What are some of the things that Nick recalls about his father in this story?

9. What is the premise of this story?

10. Where is Nick in this story and what is his interaction with a disgruntled fellow soldier?

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