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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Uncle George not accompany Nick and his father back to their camp that night?
(a) He is too shaken by what he has witnessed
(b) He is tired of fishing and sleeping outside
(c) He has to go to work in the morning
(d) He is too sick to stay overnight in the woods

2. What is the attitude of the narrator telling the story?
(a) Amused
(b) Callous
(c) Sympathetic
(d) Angry

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

4. What is the location of the Story in Chapter 3?
(a) Montana
(b) Michigan
(c) Maine
(d) New Mexico

5. What does Nick say is no longer any fun?
(a) Fishing
(b) Love
(c) Skinny dipping
(d) Baseball

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession does Nick's father have?

2. Why does the Lieutenant ride his horse out into the field?

3. In what year does this story take place?

4. Who is the unnamed narrator of the story?

5. What is Nick's mood?

(see the answer key)

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