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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Soldier Home: The Three Day Blow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nick's fellow soldier who has also been injured?
(a) Rinaldi.
(b) Rinaldo.
(c) Roberto.
(d) Renoir.

2. Who is Nick visiting in this story?
(a) Bill.
(b) Tom.
(c) Marjorie.
(d) His father.

3. What seems to elevate Nick's mood?
(a) Getting a phone call from his father.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Realizing his relationship with Marjorie doesn't have to end.
(d) Watching a baseball game on TV.

4. Where do Nick and Tom go after leaving the bar?
(a) Another bar.
(b) Frat party.
(c) Train station.
(d) Bus station.

5. Bill says the strong wind will blow for how many days?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's condition when the story opens?

2. Where does Nick go in this story?

3. Who is the large prostitute that Nick and Tom run into at the bus station?

4. What is Bill's opinion of Nick's relationship with Marjorie?

5. Who was Steve Ketchel?

(see the answer key)

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