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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the evacuees do every night at midnight?
(a) Sing
(b) Sleep
(c) Cry
(d) Scream

2. Smyrna is located in what country?
(a) France
(b) Turkey
(c) Thailand
(d) Romania

3. What feeling does Nick have on this morning?
(a) That he wants to remember this morning forever
(b) That he is homesick
(c) That he does not want to leave
(d) That he will never die

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

5. What do the sailors on the Simpson do to the evacuees every night?
(a) Run their searchlight up and down the crowd
(b) Yell at them to go home
(c) Provide first aid
(d) Give them food

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Uncle George not accompany Nick and his father back to their camp that night?

2. What fills the muddy roads leading out of the city?

3. What profession does Nick's father have?

4. What does Nick's father call the floating logs?

5. What do Nick, his father and Uncle George deal with at the Indian camp?

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