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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Turkey.
(d) Duck.

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

3. What does Bobby like to do with his friends instead of going to church?
(a) Play dice.
(b) Fish.
(c) Sleep in.
(d) Drink.

4. What does fishing make easier to do according to the Old Man?
(a) Think.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Fight.
(d) Eat.

5. What is the new gun that Bobby receives from the Old Man as a gift with his name on it?
(a) 20-gauge single-barrel.
(b) 16-gauge double-barrel.
(c) 45-mm single rifle.
(d) 90-mm silencer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of boat does the Old Man take Bobby on first where the fish flock to the boat?

2. What kind of hunting do the Old Man and Bobby go in at the end of Chapter 12?

3. Who comes to visit from Maryland in Chapter 5?

4. What does Bobby love about the black church meetings?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bobby's first experience on a boat.

2. Why does Bobby receive a gun from the Old Man as he turns 11?

3. Describe the Old Man.

4. How does Bobby train his new dog in Chapter 7?

5. How does the Old Man teach Bobby to have caution in Chapter 13?

6. Describe the turtle that Bobby finds with the Old Man.

7. How does Bobby adapt and succeed at shooting a buck?

8. Describe some of the customs that the Old Man and Bobby do in the month of October.

9. What is the lesson that Bobby learns from having a dog in Chapter 7?

10. How do the farmers maintain quail supplies over the fall and winter?

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