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

2. As the story begins, who has just punched Nick?
(a) A train brakeman.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) Tom.
(d) A hobo.

3. Who is Bugs?
(a) The town drunk.
(b) Ad's friend.
(c) Nick's best friend.
(d) Tom's roommate.

4. What does the editor say about the stories?
(a) They are riotously funny.
(b) The author was incoherent.
(c) They have never been arranged into a coherent whole.
(d) They are largely incoherent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Preface written?

2. Where does Nick's father go instead of going back to fight with the man?

3. What thought scared Nick when he was alone?

4. Where does Nick fear the wardens will send him back to?

5. What does the author also tell the reader about the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Nick able to summon his father and uncle when he got scared on the camping trip?

2. On which artist's work does Nick model his writing?

3. Who does Nick meet at the train station with his friend, Tom?

4. How does Hemingway portray the black man, Bugs, in a more positive light than he did with the Indians in other stories?

5. Why does Nick accompany his father to an Indian camp?

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

7. What is Nick doing as the story begins and who does he meet?

8. How does Nick's fear of death exhibit again in this story?

9. What does Nick's insanity prove that Hemingway is not afraid to do?

10. What two themes are evident in this story?

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