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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 fed.
(c) They were asking to be taken to a farm.
(d) They were asking to be taken to a lake.

2. George claims the balance of nature is dependent upon what?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Sunspots.
(c) A professional spectator sport.
(d) Naturalist conservators.

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

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

5. Being a loner in the world is not George's what?
(a) Bag of tea.
(b) Ball of wax.
(c) Destiny.
(d) Tune to whistle.

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

7. What group of people does George say are modeled after animals?
(a) The Japanese.
(b) The Brazilians.
(c) The French.
(d) The Canadians.

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

9. What does George think is the window to the world?
(a) Railroads.
(b) Nature.
(c) Religion.
(d) Capitalism.

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

11. How tall does George claim the pandas were?
(a) Three feet tall.
(b) Two stories tall.
(c) Four stories tall.
(d) Six feet tall.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to George, is the Law of Life?

2. Why do George and Emil enjoy going to the park?

3. What other groups of animals fly, though not in the same category as birds?

4. What does Emil think the duck lacks in his life?

5. While trying to think of a specific type of duck at the zoo, what word does Emil mistakenly use?

(see the answer keys)

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