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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. Upon the duck's death, what law does George mention?
(a) The Pythagorean Theory.
(b) The Fourteenth Amendment.
(c) The Right to Remain Silent.
(d) The Law of Life.

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

3. How long does Emil say man has watched birds?
(a) Decades.
(b) Eons.
(c) Centuries.
(d) Millennia.

4. What do they feel is the major difference between the two birds?
(a) There are different degrees of self-respect.
(b) They are different sizes.
(c) They live on different continents.
(d) They are in different color families.

5. What do George and Emil think of life without friends?
(a) It would be fantastic.
(b) It would be natural.
(c) It would not be worth living.
(d) It would be lonely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does George think separates men from boys?

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

4. What is Emil angry that he can no longer burn?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What other societies does George claim have been modeled after ducks?

9. What cycle must the lead duck go through?

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

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