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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bobby find the Old Man sitting with other old men on the dock in Chapter 10?
(a) A layboat.
(b) A wooden log.
(c) A cedar bench.
(d) A gondola.

2. What does the Old Man say is not the time for hard work or serious fishing?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

4. What does the Old Man tell Bobby to do on/to the turtle?
(a) Ride her back to the ocean.
(b) Capture her and put her in a bag.
(c) Paint her back.
(d) Feed her insects.

5. What does Bobby see on the turtle's shell?
(a) Mites.
(b) Seaweed.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Barnacles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man say that Bobby has learned from sitting in silence in Chapter 11?

2. What epidemic forces the closing of Bobby's school in Chapter 13?

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

4. Who fails to shoot the animal during the hunt in Chapter 6 and is ashamed?

5. Who comes over to Bobby's grandfather's house in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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