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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What possession of Nick's does Ad want?
(a) Canteen.
(b) Knife.
(c) Flask.
(d) Jacket.

2. Where does Nick go in this story?
(a) Boarding school.
(b) College.
(c) Indian camp.
(d) Summer camp.

3. How does Nick get his father and uncle to return to camp?
(a) He texts them.
(b) He calls on his cell.
(c) He shoots his rifle into the air.
(d) He uses a duck call.

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

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

6. The men want to take Nick away because he sold trout and __________________.
(a) robbed a bar.
(b) killed a moose.
(c) burned a Boy Scout camp.
(d) harrassed the local Indians.

7. What nationality is the girl that Nick spends a lot of time with?
(a) Irish.
(b) Indian.
(c) German.
(d) French.

8. What does Nick do when he returns home?
(a) Works on a jigsaw puzzle.
(b) Eats dinner with his father.
(c) Watches TV and falls asleep.
(d) Calls his girlfriend.

9. How does Nick react to the surgery?
(a) He is frightened.
(b) He sterilizes the instruments.
(c) He boils water.
(d) He watches intently.

10. Where does Nick go in this story?
(a) College.
(b) A bar.
(c) Fishing.
(d) A ski trip.

11. Which of the following does Ole Anderson NOT do when Nick tells him of the men who want to kill him?
(a) He throws a few things in a knapsack and runs.
(b) He does not want Nick to do anything about it.
(c) He does not act surprised.
(d) He thanks Nick for telling him.

12. The collection consists of _________________.
(a) Haiku.
(b) Poems.
(c) Short stories.
(d) Essays.

13. Who is Nick's younger sister?
(a) Lizanne.
(b) Lisianthus.
(c) Lisbeth.
(d) Littless.

14. On what is Nick riding on his return home?
(a) Bicycle.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Tractor.
(d) Motorcycle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the source of Nick's father's anger?

2. Who is the doctor in this story?

3. Who is Nick with in this story?

4. Where did Ad meet Bugs?

5. By what method is Nick traveling?

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