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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 is the first thing the men spot on the water?
(a) They see a bicycle.
(b) They see a swan.
(c) They see a shark.
(d) They see a boat.

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

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

4. Do the men think duck hunting is expensive?
(a) They admit they have no idea.
(b) Yes.
(c) They refuse to comment.
(d) No.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Being a loner in the world is not George's what?

2. With what are the ducks stuffed for display?

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

4. What does Emil claim is killing birds found on beaches?

5. What does Emil want the duck to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What aspect of barnyard ducks' lives do George and Emil agree they are better off not knowing?

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

3. What do George and Emil think about hunting ducks and stuffing them?

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

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

6. Why does Emil sometimes think the park is more trouble than it is worth?

7. Why did the Ancient Greeks watch birds?

8. On what fact about ducks do the men disagree?

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

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

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