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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 happened when the farms were handed down to the Indians' children?
(a) They sold them.
(b) They squandered them.
(c) The were not handed down.
(d) They prospered.

2. What stereotype about the Indians does the author show?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Drunken.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Industrious.

3. What possession of Nick's does Ad want?
(a) Knife.
(b) Jacket.
(c) Canteen.
(d) Flask.

4. On what is Nick riding on his return home?
(a) Wagon.
(b) Motorcycle.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Tractor.

5. Where does Nick go in this story?
(a) College.
(b) Fishing.
(c) A ski trip.
(d) A bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. The men want to take Nick away because he sold trout and __________________.

2. Who was Steve Ketchel?

3. By what method is Nick traveling?

4. How does Nick's father help the Indian woman?

5. Who is Nick with in this story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Nick physically impaired in this story?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Nick's father help Nick deal with the graphic events of surgery and suicide?

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

10. What is the them in this story?

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