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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nick accuses Marjorie of always _____________________.
(a) knowing everything
(b) laughing at the wrong moments
(c) forgetting the matches
(d) tipping the boat

2. What does Nick do at sunrise the next morning?
(a) Goes into town to buy bait
(b) Watches a bass jumping in the lake
(c) Packs the car to return home
(d) Cooks breakfast over the fire

3. About what do Nick and Bill agree is better than baseball?
(a) Girls
(b) Books
(c) Fishing
(d) Whiskey

4. What do Nick and Marjorie see?
(a) A car accident
(b) A defunct lumber mill
(c) A tornado
(d) A shooting star

5. What do Nick and Bill talk about?
(a) Whiskey, girls and baseball
(b) Whiskey, baseball and cars
(c) Whiskey, baseball and books
(d) School, baseball and books

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Nick and Marjorie together on this night?

2. What does Nick's father not do?

3. What job did the narrator have in the war?

4. Who comes for Nick's father for help while he and Nick are on a fishing trip?

5. What military force is withdrawing from the city of Smyrna?

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