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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is Emil sometimes hurt by going to the park?
(a) He is unsteady and trips on the stairs.
(b) The only place he has to go from the park is home.
(c) The park animals are wild and vicious.
(d) He is reminded of a friend's death.

4. What is Emil angry that he can no longer burn?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Steaks.
(d) Cigarettes.

5. With what are the ducks stuffed for display?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Cotton.
(c) Sawdust.
(d) Newspaper.

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

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

8. What survival tools has Nature given the duck?
(a) Intelligence and wit.
(b) Beauty, fierceness, and bravery.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Speed, endurance, and camouflage.

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

10. At a hunting, what is the first sign of an approaching duck?
(a) Honking.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Its scent on the wind.
(d) Locusts.

11. George tries to comfort Emil by assuring him that what animal is in the zoo?
(a) Penguins.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Giraffes.
(d) Buffalo.

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

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

14. Why do George and Emil enjoy going to the park?
(a) They enjoy the company of the other people they meet at the park.
(b) They are often given free things from passerby.
(c) They feel in touch with nature and each other.
(d) They hate ducks, and there are no ducks in the park.

15. While debating the importance of a zoo, George asks whether children should stay home and only know what about animals?
(a) Television programs.
(b) Scratching dogs' bellies.
(c) Chicken dinners.
(d) Guppies eating their young.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what two birds do George and Emil feel there is no comparison?

2. Despite differing opinions on many issues, what can George and Emil always agree on?

3. What item on the boat does Emil mistake for a woman?

4. What does George think separates men from boys?

5. What place does Emil think may be more trouble than it is worth?

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