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

2. How many animals does Bobby capture with the Indians in Chapter 6?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

3. 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) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. What does the Old Man make a medicine for the puppy that he gives Bobby?
(a) Whooping cough.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Diptheria.
(d) Mange.

5. What is the new gun that Bobby receives from the Old Man as a gift with his name on it?
(a) 90-mm silencer.
(b) 45-mm single rifle.
(c) 16-gauge double-barrel.
(d) 20-gauge single-barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to visit from Maryland in Chapter 5?

2. What kinds of characters does Bobby encounter in the fishing cove?

3. What kind of a trip is the Old Man and his friend planning that Bobby desperately wants to go on?

4. What do the Old Man and his friend do to Bobby after he shoots the animal?

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

(see the answer key)

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