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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bobby have to do with the fish before they go to bed in Chapter 4?
(a) Freeze them.
(b) Cook them.
(c) Clean them.
(d) Cut them.

3. Who cries after the hunt?
(a) Howard.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Greyson.
(d) Old Man.

4. What time does the Old Man consider special and valuable?
(a) Man time.
(b) Loafing time.
(c) Chess time.
(d) Eating time.

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) 20-gauge single-barrel.
(d) 16-gauge double-barrel.

6. What does the Old Man do after Bobby kills the bird that sings at night?
(a) Breaks his gun.
(b) Eats the bird.
(c) Scolds Bobby.
(d) Locks him up.

7. What does the Old Man say shooting ducks is all about?
(a) Reflexes.
(b) Aim.
(c) Luck.
(d) Ballistics.

8. What does the Old Man talk to Bobby about as they walk along the wet sea?
(a) Aphrodite.
(b) Artemis.
(c) Lottie.
(d) Deidra.

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

10. How many eggs does the turtle lay on the beach in a hole?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 20.
(d) 200.

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

12. Where do the Old Man and Bobby fish on foot for bluefish?
(a) Sounds and bays.
(b) Salmon aquifers.
(c) Reefs and marshes.
(d) Shallow tide-pools.

13. What does the Old Man want the boy to exercise regarding shooting in Chapter 13?
(a) Generosity.
(b) Caution.
(c) Focus.
(d) Speed.

14. What kind of a call do Bobby and his friends do to get animals to come out in Chapter 7?
(a) Quail.
(b) Goose.
(c) Duck.
(d) Turkey.

15. What kind of gun does Bobby receive in Chapter 1?
(a) 20-silencer.
(b) 20-gauge.
(c) 45 mm.
(d) 30-barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby kill that sings at night?

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

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

4. What does the Old Man say that he is doing when he is sitting quietly on the dock?

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

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