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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What military force is withdrawing from the city of Smyrna?
(a) The U.S. navy
(b) The Russian navy
(c) The French army
(d) The Greek army

2. According to the narrator, what is the worst scene among the evacuees?
(a) Women vomiting in the streets
(b) Children crying for milk
(c) The women with dead babies who will not relinquish them
(d) Men begging for food

3. Who is the unnamed narrator of the story?
(a) A French waiter
(b) An American officer
(c) A Hungarian gypsy
(d) A Buddhist monk

4. What profession does Nick's father have?
(a) Minister
(b) Accountant
(c) Doctor
(d) Lawyer

5. Who is Marjorie?
(a) Nick's sister
(b) Nick's girlfriend
(c) Nick's mother
(d) Nick's piano teacher

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick do when he learns that his mother wants to see him?

2. What does Nick do at sunrise the next morning?

3. What does Dick Boulton call the logs?

4. A U.S. ship called the Simpson is in a ______________ state.

5. What war does the narrator mention in the memoir for Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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