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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does fishing make easier to do according to the Old Man?
(a) Fight.
(b) Eat.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Think.

2. What does Bobby love to eat as much as possible during Christmas at roasts in Chapter 13?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Oyster.
(d) Ham.

3. What are the women doing in Chapter 10 that makes Bobby nervous?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Complaining.
(d) Arguing.

4. What does Bobby think about as he sits in silence that makes him feel small and lonely?
(a) Life, God, Heaven, and Hell.
(b) His grandparents and hunting.
(c) His mother, brother, and family.
(d) School, grades, and his friends.

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

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

7. In whose home does Bobby spend the summers and holidays?
(a) Mother's house.
(b) Grandparents' house.
(c) Stepmother's house.
(d) Father's house.

8. What is Bobby sent out to shoot on his first hunting trip alone by his grandfather in Chapter 7?
(a) Quail.
(b) Duck.
(c) Geese.
(d) Turkey.

9. What does the Old Man say that Bobby has to practice in order to use the gun in Chapter 1?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Gun safety.
(c) Rifle practice.
(d) Bullet shooting.

10. How old is Bobby when he gets his first gun?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

11. What kind of boat does the Old Man take Bobby on first where the fish flock to the boat?
(a) Sloop.
(b) Fast-moving.
(c) Slow-moving.
(d) Catamaran.

12. What does Bobby do during the black church meetings?
(a) Fight with the pastor.
(b) Sing in the choir.
(c) Sit on the sidelines.
(d) Dance with the clergy.

13. What does Bobby like to do in addition to hunting and fishing in Chapter 11?
(a) Play baseball.
(b) Play handball.
(c) Play tennis.
(d) Play soccer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man think that they should go to and get out of the women's hair in Chapter 10?

2. Where is the house located that Bobby stays in during the summer?

3. What does the Old Man say hunting quail is all about?

4. What does the Old Man tell Bobby to do on/to the turtle?

5. What does the Old Man say shooting ducks is all about?

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