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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On His Own: Crossing the Mississippi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of business does Aunt Halley's husband run?
(a) Dry goods.
(b) Hardware.
(c) Law.
(d) Grocery.

2. Who is the doctor in this story?
(a) Nick's father.
(b) Nick's uncle.
(c) Nick's brother.
(d) Nick.

3. Why does the Indian woman need help?
(a) She has broken both legs.
(b) She is trapped in a mine.
(c) She has been in labor for two days.
(d) She has a skull fracture.

4. What occupation did some of the Indians have in Petoskey?
(a) Retail.
(b) Construction.
(c) Farming.
(d) Factory work.

5. Ad has some physical oddities such as a missing ear and __________________.
(a) six toes.
(b) a slow heart rate.
(c) a cleft palate.
(d) a missing thumb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nick's mother's general demeanor?

2. Where were Prudence and the boy seen playing?

3. Who tends the counter at the restaurant?

4. Who are the crooks in the story?

5. Who do Nick and his friends pass on their way home?

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