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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 type of business does Aunt Halley's husband run?
(a) Law.
(b) Hardware.
(c) Dry goods.
(d) Grocery.

2. What does Nick do when he returns home?
(a) Calls his girlfriend.
(b) Watches TV and falls asleep.
(c) Works on a jigsaw puzzle.
(d) Eats dinner with his father.

3. Who has left the town in this story?
(a) Italians.
(b) Irish.
(c) Germans.
(d) Indians.

4. Who is with Nick in this story?
(a) His father and brother.
(b) His Boy Scout troop.
(c) His father and cousin.
(d) His father and uncle.

5. What upsetting information does Nick's father tell Nick?
(a) His dog was hit by a car.
(b) Prudence was playing with another boy.
(c) The family is moving away.
(d) Nick's grandmother died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Indian woman need help?

2. Who is Nick's younger sister?

3. What is unknown about the stories?

4. What religion does Nick's mother practice?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What near altercation does Nick's father have with another man regarding cutting wood?

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

3. How does Hemingway indicate Nick's immaturity again in this story?

4. What are Nick's thoughts on writing about anything real?

5. What is the activity in this very short story?

6. What is the theme of this story and how does Hemingway extend it?

7. What is ostensibly missing from this story?

8. Explain the theme of the conflict between friendship and fun in this story.

9. How is Nick's demeanor in this story uncharacteristic of his usual calm manner?

10. What is the nature of Nick's relationship with his sister, Littless?

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