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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. George and Emil disagree that ducks can do what at birth?
(a) Follow their mothers.
(b) Fly.
(c) Swim.
(d) Run.

2. Which of these is not a tool used for hunting ducks mentioned by the men?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A grenade.
(c) A radio.
(d) A gun.

3. What upsets Emil about Duck Season?
(a) He thinks it should last all year.
(b) It is disgraceful to kill a duck with a gun.
(c) He does not think ducks should be shot in the spring.
(d) It is only illegal to kill a duck when they have migrated away.

4. How is the duck hierarchy organized?
(a) There are intricate tiers of power.
(b) There is a lead duck and the others follow.
(c) Everyone just flies.
(d) There is a democratic voting system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the duck after being shot?

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

3. What are the men contemplating at the end of the play?

4. What does Emil think about George's musings on the deaths of ducks?

5. What imaginary line do Emil and George dream of flying over as ducks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are some of the items the men claim are needed to hunt a duck?

4. What has George read about the Stratosphere?

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

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

7. According to George, what does a duck wish for on his deathbed?

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

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

10. What does Emil predict with happen in the future with disposing of leaves?

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