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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Man want the boy to exercise regarding shooting in Chapter 13?
(a) Caution.
(b) Speed.
(c) Generosity.
(d) Focus.

2. What does Bobby think about as he sits in silence that makes him feel small and lonely?
(a) School, grades, and his friends.
(b) His grandparents and hunting.
(c) His mother, brother, and family.
(d) Life, God, Heaven, and Hell.

3. In the afternoon, what giant animal comes out of the woods that Bobby shoots?
(a) Longhorn.
(b) Moose.
(c) Goat.
(d) Buck.

4. Why do farmers tell rich hunters that there is no quail in Chapter 13?
(a) To feed their own families.
(b) To overcome drought.
(c) To hoard supplies.
(d) To prevent thinning the flock.

5. What kind of hunting do the Old Man and Bobby go in at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) Buck.
(b) Dove.
(c) Goose.
(d) Quail.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a hunt does Bobby go on with the Indians?

2. What does the Old Man ask Bobby to think about as they sit in silence in Chapter 11?

3. What is Bobby's new boat called in Chapter 9?

4. Who is Bobby's teacher that he has a crush on?

5. Where do the Old Man and Bobby fish on foot for bluefish?

(see the answer key)

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