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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who fails to shoot the animal during the hunt in Chapter 6 and is ashamed?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Mark.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Old Man.

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

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

4. What does the Old Man like to do with his friend on his porch in Chapter 5?
(a) Fight and argue.
(b) Laugh and smoke.
(c) Play chess.
(d) Drink and cry.

5. Who sometimes accompanies the Old Man and the group hunting as a camping chef?
(a) Greyson.
(b) Lottie.
(c) Howard.
(d) Ex-con.

6. In the white church meetings, what kind of dancing occurs?
(a) Swing.
(b) Square.
(c) Contra.
(d) Polka.

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

8. What does Miss Lottie cook for supper in Chapter 12?
(a) Quail.
(b) Doves.
(c) Buck.
(d) Goose.

9. What animal does Bobby NOT want the puppy to hunt?
(a) Duck.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Goose.

10. Who comes to visit from Maryland in Chapter 5?
(a) Mr. Johnson.
(b) Mr. Howard.
(c) Mr. Greyson.
(d) Mr. McIntyre.

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

12. What does the Old Man say that Bobby has learned from sitting in silence in Chapter 11?
(a) Humility.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Patience.
(d) Quietness.

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

14. What does Bobby love about the black church meetings?
(a) Dancing and fighting.
(b) Spirit movement.
(c) Preaching and praying.
(d) Music and watching people in the Spirit.

15. What do the Old Man and his friend do to Bobby after he shoots the animal?
(a) Stick his head into the animal's entrails.
(b) Congratulate him and give him a beer.
(c) Beat him up and steal his catch.
(d) Laugh at him and eat his food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Bobby and the Old Man hunt in October and give to various people?

2. What does Bobby retrieve on expeditions at his grandparents' house?

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

4. In September, what does the Old Man take Bobby fishing for on the weekends?

5. How many years had Bobby gone without shooting anyone when he got the gift of a new gun from the Old Man?

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