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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 the boxer that Nick visits to warn him about the men who want to kill him?
(a) Old Joe.
(b) Ole Hanson.
(c) Ole Joe.
(d) Ole Anderson.

2. The collection consists of _________________.
(a) Poems.
(b) Short stories.
(c) Haiku.
(d) Essays.

3. What is Nick's mother's general demeanor?
(a) Angry.
(b) Good-natured.
(c) Distracted.
(d) Sullen.

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

5. What religion does Nick's mother practice?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Christian Scientist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What possession of Nick's does Ad want?

2. What do Nick and his father discuss as they leave the Indian camp?

3. What is Nick's father's occupation?

4. What lie does Nick's father tell his wife?

5. Who is Nick's father going to help?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. Does Hemingway give a clear reason for Nick's activity in this story?

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

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

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

10. What does Nick recall as he heads for the Mississippi River on a train.

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