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

2. What does George think separates men from boys?
(a) Waking up at dawn.
(b) Age sixteen.
(c) Practicing.
(d) Marriage.

3. While trying to think of a specific type of duck at the zoo, what word does Emil mistakenly use?
(a) Cantaloupe.
(b) Ballard.
(c) Dodo.
(d) Goose.

4. What does Emil think about George's musings on the deaths of ducks?
(a) Emil thinks George is being morbid and too perceptive.
(b) Emil thinks George is brilliant and should write a book.
(c) Emil thinks George is bizarre.
(d) Emil does not want to be friends with George anymore.

5. Of what quality is the boat?
(a) The boat is made of plastic.
(b) The boat is cheap-looking.
(c) The boat is falling apart.
(d) The boat is expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what are the ducks stuffed for display?

2. How does George describe ducks' migration?

3. What concerns Emil about ducks' safety in the wild?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What point does Emil make about the wild Buffalo?

2. Why does Emil claim there is no smoking allowed on ocean liners?

3. What is George's account of the hunter who came across the ducks in the clearing?

4. What do the men discover is the trick to duck season?

5. What do the fat old Ancient Greeks and the birds of prey have in common?

6. What occurrences are part of George and Emil's belief that everything has a purpose?

7. What does George think differentiates a pigeon from a duck?

8. Why did the Ancient Greeks watch birds?

9. Where do Emil and George go to converse, and why?

10. What do George and Emil worry about for a duck in flight?

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