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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can ducks do at birth that humans cannot?
(a) Cry.
(b) Move.
(c) Swim.
(d) Breathe.

2. What does Emil think the old men of the Ancient Greeks were incapable of doing?
(a) Appreciating ducks.
(b) Working.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Drawing.

3. What happens to the hunter after he shoots?
(a) He misfires.
(b) His ears are ringing.
(c) He decides to go home.
(d) He does a victory dance.

4. What group of people used to watch birds all day, according to Emil?
(a) The Babylonians.
(b) The Mesopotamians.
(c) The Ancient Egyptians.
(d) The Ancient Greeks.

5. What is one of the important things needed to hunt a duck?
(a) Luck.
(b) A bow and arrow.
(c) Good eyesight.
(d) Lunch.

6. What does George claim is the duck and heron's natural relationship?
(a) They stay as far away from one another as possible.
(b) They keep each other in check.
(c) They stay as close together as possible.
(d) They have never, nor will ever cross paths.

7. When is Duck Season?
(a) Never, killing ducks is illegal.
(b) Three weeks in the winter.
(c) Three days in the summer.
(d) Several weeks in the fall and spring.

8. What is the first thing the men spot on the water?
(a) They see a swan.
(b) They see a shark.
(c) They see a bicycle.
(d) They see a boat.

9. How much land, according to George, is needed to hunt ducks?
(a) At least ten miles.
(b) At least twenty acres.
(c) At least a mile.
(d) At least fifty yards.

10. What has George read about a major disease?
(a) They have cured the common cold.
(b) They have discovered a root with medicinal properties.
(c) They have cured AIDS.
(d) They have found a use for cancer.

11. Emil claims there is enough food to "gorge the countless _____ of South America."
(a) Jaguars.
(b) Crows.
(c) Cows.
(d) Crocodiles.

12. Who is the hereditary Enemy of the Duck?
(a) Small vicious children.
(b) Hunters.
(c) Alligators.
(d) The Blue Heron.

13. What area does Emil describe in poetic detail to George?
(a) The city.
(b) The coastline.
(c) The suburbs.
(d) The country.

14. What does George claim thrives from living alone?
(a) Blue Herons.
(b) People.
(c) Mice.
(d) Cacti.

15. What part of the atmosphere has George been reading about?
(a) The cornea.
(b) The clouds.
(c) The ionosphere.
(d) The stratosphere.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George think separates men from boys?

2. According to George, the duck is full of what?

3. When planes come down from the sky, what condition are they in?

4. What does Emil think is a crying shame?

5. How is the duck hierarchy organized?

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