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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When planes come down from the sky, what condition are they in?
(a) The planes are sparkling clean.
(b) The planes are dirty.
(c) The planes are broken.
(d) The planes are wet.

2. What other groups of animals fly, though not in the same category as birds?
(a) Insects.
(b) People.
(c) Marsupials.
(d) Bats.

3. According to George and Emil, what has a purpose?
(a) Everything.
(b) Only certain things.
(c) Only certain things at specific times.
(d) Nothing.

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

5. What did the hunter, according to George, think the ducks in the clearing were asking him?
(a) They were asking to bum a smoke.
(b) They were asking to be taken to a lake.
(c) They were asking to be taken to a farm.
(d) They were asking to be fed.

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

7. Where do you think George and Emil live?
(a) In a boat.
(b) In the country.
(c) On the coastline.
(d) In a city.

8. What upsets Emil about Duck Season?
(a) He does not think ducks should be shot in the spring.
(b) He thinks it should last all year.
(c) It is only illegal to kill a duck when they have migrated away.
(d) It is disgraceful to kill a duck with a gun.

9. Between what two birds do George and Emil feel there is no comparison?
(a) A pigeon and an eagle.
(b) A duck and a penguin.
(c) A duck and a pigeon.
(d) An eagle and a vulture.

10. What imaginary line do Emil and George dream of flying over as ducks?
(a) The Equator.
(b) The Prime Meridian.
(c) The North Pole.
(d) The Tropic of Cancer.

11. What disease does George claim has been discovered in ducks?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) The common cold.
(d) Anorexia.

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

13. What concerns Emil about ducks' safety in the wild?
(a) He is concerned about the ducks facing bad weather.
(b) He is concerned about the ducks drowning.
(c) He is concerned about the ducks' natural predators.
(d) He is concerned about the ducks getting exhausted during flight.

14. What does Emil call domesticated ducks?
(a) Home ducks.
(b) Backyard ducks.
(c) Texas ducks.
(d) Barnyard ducks.

15. What do the rich, sleek birds of prey and fat old men have in common?
(a) They each have something to contribute.
(b) They eat similar foods.
(c) They each have talons.
(d) They are part of the same genus and species.

Short Answer Questions

1. George and Emil disagree that ducks can do what at birth?

2. In the North Country, what might the ducks see here and there?

3. What is a blatter?

4. George takes no issue with people spending money on what?

5. Which of these is not a tool used for hunting ducks mentioned by the men?

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