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

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

3. What does Emil claim is happening to fish in Australia?
(a) They are migrating north.
(b) They are growing lungs and crawling out of the water.
(c) They are changing color.
(d) They are going blind from lack of sun.

4. What does Emil want the duck to do?
(a) He wants the duck to feed the hunter.
(b) He wants the duck to magically be fine.
(c) He wants the duck's friends to comfort it.
(d) He wants the duck to make one last attempt to live.

5. What has George read is wrong with the atmosphere?
(a) It is escaping into space.
(b) It is becoming polluted with dirt.
(c) It is too crowded with planes.
(d) It is too crowded with ducks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Trying to help Emil remember, what word does George provide?

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

3. George tries to comfort Emil by assuring him that what animal is in the zoo?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What advantages do ducks have that Blue Herons do not?

4. How does George, in contradiction with some of his other statements, describe the simple life of a duck?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the significance of George's story about the Giant Panda?

10. What cycle must the lead duck go through?

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