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

2. Why does the Indian woman need help?
(a) She has a skull fracture.
(b) She has been in labor for two days.
(c) She has broken both legs.
(d) She is trapped in a mine.

3. By what method is Nick traveling?
(a) Bus.
(b) Plane.
(c) Train.
(d) Car.

4. Who are the crooks in the story?
(a) Sam and Max.
(b) Max and Hal.
(c) Al and Sam.
(d) Al and Max.

5. What is the source of Nick's father's anger?
(a) His brother betrayed him.
(b) The car won't start.
(c) A fight with a man.
(d) A young patient dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nick respond when he hears that Prudence has been playing with another boy?

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

3. Who is the subject of the stories?

4. Why does Nick's father fight with a man?

5. Who is Nick reminded of when crossing the Mississippi?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Hemingway's fascination with boxers and what happens to the boxers mentioned in these stories?

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

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

5. How is the topic of marriage presented again in this story?

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

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

8. What is the editor's main point about the book as stated in the Preface?

9. How does Hemingway continue to show Nick's passivity?

10. What does Hemingway show about Nick's father who cleans his shotgun?

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