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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Nick reminded of when crossing the Mississippi?
(a) Daniel Boone.
(b) His father.
(c) Tecumseh.
(d) Mark Twain.
2. Who is the doctor in this story?
(a) Nick's father.
(b) Nick.
(c) Nick's uncle.
(d) Nick's brother.
3. How many people are in the vehicle passed by Nick and his friends?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.
4. What is the setting for this story?
(a) Train station.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Fishing camp.
(d) Ski lodge.
5. What happened to Nick when he was by himself?
(a) He slept all day.
(b) He loved the solitude.
(c) He tried to get a friend to come over.
(d) He got scared.
6. What is Nick doing in this story?
(a) Camping.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Skiing.
7. What is unique about the Indian woman?
(a) She is blind.
(b) She has tuberculosis.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She is deaf.
8. How does Nick respond when he hears that Prudence has been playing with another boy?
(a) He cries.
(b) He pouts.
(c) He pounds the table.
(d) He screams.
9. What does the editor say about the stories?
(a) They have never been arranged into a coherent whole.
(b) They are largely incoherent.
(c) The author was incoherent.
(d) They are riotously funny.
10. How does Nick get his father and uncle to return to camp?
(a) He calls on his cell.
(b) He texts them.
(c) He shoots his rifle into the air.
(d) He uses a duck call.
11. The men want to take Nick away because he sold trout and __________________.
(a) killed a moose.
(b) harrassed the local Indians.
(c) robbed a bar.
(d) burned a Boy Scout camp.
12. What is Nick's father's demeanor when he is recalled to camp?
(a) He does not return.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Angry.
(d) Frustrated.
13. What is Nick's mother's general demeanor?
(a) Sullen.
(b) Good-natured.
(c) Angry.
(d) Distracted.
14. What occupation did some of the Indians have in Petoskey?
(a) Farming.
(b) Construction.
(c) Retail.
(d) Factory work.
15. Where does Nick's father go instead of going back to fight with the man?
(a) To a bar.
(b) On a walk with Nick.
(c) To the hardware store.
(d) To a poker game.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Ad meet Bugs?
2. In what town did Nick grow up?
3. Who is Ad Francis?
4. Why is the Preface written?
5. What is the source of Nick's father's anger?
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