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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Man get in exchange for bringing meat and grain on credit?
(a) Fishing rights.
(b) Hunting rights.
(c) Food storage.
(d) Dried shrimp.

2. Where does Bobby go to get nails in Chapter 11?
(a) His uncle's house.
(b) ACE hardware.
(c) Uncle Jimmy's store.
(d) His mother's attic.

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

4. What does the Old Man teach Bobby to check about the gun?
(a) Grease.
(b) Reloading.
(c) Shine.
(d) Color.

5. What does the Old Man say that he is doing when he is sitting quietly on the dock?
(a) Crying.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Worrying.
(d) Meditating.

6. What kinds of beds do they sleep on during the trip that are surprisingly comfortable?
(a) Woolen mitten.
(b) Oak leaves.
(c) Synthetic fiber.
(d) Pine needle.

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

8. What does Bobby kill that sings at night?
(a) Rooster.
(b) Mockingbird.
(c) Dovetail.
(d) Nightingale.

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

10. What does Bobby have to do while the dogs flush out the animal during the hunt in Chapter 6?
(a) Shoot.
(b) Wait.
(c) Yell.
(d) Count.

11. What does the Old Man ask Bobby to think about as they sit in silence in Chapter 11?
(a) How everything got there.
(b) His ruthless cynicism.
(c) His mother's criticism.
(d) His failing grades.

12. During what month does an epidemic occur at Bobby's school?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) January.
(d) August.

13. What kinds of signs are all over the property of the rich man that Bobby notices in Chapter 7?
(a) No Trespassing.
(b) No Hunting.
(c) Shoot On Sight.
(d) Blind Child.

14. What animal was NOT shot during the hunt in Chapter 9?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Buck.
(c) Dog.
(d) Duck.

15. What do Bobby and the Old Man do with some of the turtle's eggs?
(a) Eat them.
(b) Bury them.
(c) Lose them.
(d) Donate them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby like to do in addition to hunting and fishing in Chapter 11?

2. What does Bobby see that makes him feel energized to work in Chapter 11?

3. What kind of a call do Bobby and his friends do to get animals to come out in Chapter 7?

4. Who sometimes accompanies the Old Man and the group hunting as a camping chef?

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

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