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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What upsetting information does Nick's father tell Nick?
(a) Prudence was playing with another boy.
(b) The family is moving away.
(c) His dog was hit by a car.
(d) Nick's grandmother died.

2. What do Nick and his father discuss as they leave the Indian camp?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Tanks.
(d) Surgical careers.

3. Who is with Nick in this story?
(a) His Boy Scout troop.
(b) His father and uncle.
(c) His father and cousin.
(d) His father and brother.

4. Who is the soldier who has been drunk for about two solid weeks?
(a) Carson.
(b) Carter.
(c) Carper.
(d) Carpenter.

5. What is the setting for this story?
(a) Fishing camp.
(b) Ski lodge.
(c) Restaurant.
(d) Train station.

6. What town is the location of this story?
(a) Pittsburgh.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Petoskey.
(d) Petrofsky.

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

8. Where is Nick headed in this story?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) France.

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

10. What is Nick's father's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Professor.

11. Who is the large prostitute that Nick and Tom run into at the bus station?
(a) Darla.
(b) Nikki.
(c) Alice.
(d) Fay.

12. What happened when the farms were handed down to the Indians' children?
(a) The were not handed down.
(b) They squandered them.
(c) They prospered.
(d) They sold them.

13. What is the condition of the baby's father?
(a) He is bedridden at home.
(b) He is in the hospital.
(c) He is not injured.
(d) He is dead.

14. From what event is Nick returning home?
(a) Fourth of July celebration.
(b) New Year's Eve party.
(c) Birthday party.
(d) Christmas party.

15. Who is Nick's buddy in this story?
(a) Lyle.
(b) Leo.
(c) Lee.
(d) Leon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Nick and Littless money for their trip?

2. What is the economic base of the town?

3. When was this story published?

4. What is Nick's overriding quality?

5. Who are the crooks in the story?

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