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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bobby retrieve on expeditions at his grandparents' house?
(a) Pine cones.
(b) Needles.
(c) Oysters.
(d) Seashells.

2. What does the Old Man want the boy to exercise regarding shooting in Chapter 13?
(a) Caution.
(b) Focus.
(c) Speed.
(d) Generosity.

3. What does the Old Man say is not the time for hard work or serious fishing?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

4. What does Bobby kill that sings at night?
(a) Nightingale.
(b) Rooster.
(c) Dovetail.
(d) Mockingbird.

5. How old is Bobby when he gets his first gun?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

6. What kind of a call do Bobby and his friends do to get animals to come out in Chapter 7?
(a) Goose.
(b) Quail.
(c) Duck.
(d) Turkey.

7. What is the name of the puppy that the Old Man gives Bobby?
(a) Moose.
(b) Baxter.
(c) Dexter.
(d) Tom.

8. Where does Bobby find the Old Man sitting with other old men on the dock in Chapter 10?
(a) A gondola.
(b) A wooden log.
(c) A cedar bench.
(d) A layboat.

9. How many animals does Bobby capture with the Indians in Chapter 6?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

10. What does the Old Man do after Bobby kills the bird that sings at night?
(a) Breaks his gun.
(b) Scolds Bobby.
(c) Eats the bird.
(d) Locks him up.

11. Who did NOT go hunting along with Bobby?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Old Man's friends.
(c) Miss Lottie.
(d) Indians.

12. What kind of gun does Bobby receive in Chapter 1?
(a) 45 mm.
(b) 30-barrel.
(c) 20-gauge.
(d) 20-silencer.

13. What epidemic forces the closing of Bobby's school in Chapter 13?
(a) Small pox and hay fever.
(b) Measles and whooping cough.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Tonsilitis.

14. What does the Old Man teach Bobby to check about the gun?
(a) Reloading.
(b) Grease.
(c) Shine.
(d) Color.

15. What kind of a hunt does Bobby go on with the Old Man and his friend the morning after they arrive?
(a) Quail.
(b) Duck.
(c) Goose.
(d) Buck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby like to do in addition to hunting and fishing in Chapter 11?

2. What does the Old Man make a medicine for the puppy that he gives Bobby?

3. Who sometimes accompanies the Old Man and the group hunting as a camping chef?

4. What do Bobby and the Old Man hunt in October and give to various people?

5. Where do the Old Man and Bobby fish on foot for bluefish?

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