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

2. Where did the wood come from?
(a) It was bought at a mill.
(b) It was brought in down the river.
(c) It was dropped by a logging company.
(d) It was cut down by Nick's father.

3. Where does Nick's father go instead of going back to fight with the man?
(a) On a walk with Nick.
(b) To a poker game.
(c) To the hardware store.
(d) To a bar.

4. What emotion does Nick recall having?
(a) Anger.
(b) Joy.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Shame.

5. What stereotype about the Indians does the author show?
(a) Lazy.
(b) Drunken.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Industrious.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of business does Aunt Halley's husband run?

3. To what state is Nick headed in this story?

4. How does Nick's father help the Indian woman?

5. What is Nick's father's name?

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