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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 bum a smoke.
(b) They were asking to be taken to a lake.
(c) They were asking to be taken to a farm.
(d) They were asking to be fed.

2. George takes no issue with people spending money on what?
(a) Wildlife.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Cancer research.
(d) Baseball.

3. What does George claim thrives from living alone?
(a) People.
(b) Blue Herons.
(c) Mice.
(d) Cacti.

4. Emil claims there is enough food to "gorge the countless _____ of South America."
(a) Cows.
(b) Crows.
(c) Jaguars.
(d) Crocodiles.

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

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

3. Where is the duck after being shot?

4. At a hunting, what is the first sign of an approaching duck?

5. What area does Emil describe in poetic detail to George?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the Ancient Greeks watch birds?

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

6. According to Emil, what is happening to some fish near Australia?

7. What cycle must the lead duck go through?

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

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

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

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