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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Man say hunting quail is all about?
(a) Reflexes.
(b) Ballistics.
(c) Luck.
(d) Aim.

2. What is Bobby sent out to shoot on his first hunting trip alone by his grandfather in Chapter 7?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Duck.
(c) Quail.
(d) Geese.

3. What do the Old Man and the Boy put out to catch live shrimp for bait in Chapter 4?
(a) Cast net.
(b) Bluefish hook.
(c) Lure.
(d) Magic light.

4. Who is Miss Lottie?
(a) Bobbie's stepmother.
(b) Bobbie's aunt.
(c) Bobbie's schoolteacher.
(d) Bobbie's grandmother.

5. How many years had Bobby gone without shooting anyone when he got the gift of a new gun from the Old Man?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Old Man and Bobby decide to go to try hunting a turtle?

2. How old is Bobby when he gets his first gun?

3. What does the Old Man teach Bobby to check about the gun?

4. What is it important to train a bird dog to be like?

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

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