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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On Sunday, what do the Old Man and Bobby like to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Swim.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Camp.
(d) Fish.

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

4. What is it important to train a bird dog to be like?
(a) A fighter.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A receiver.
(d) A servant.

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

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

7. What does the Old Man want to explain the difference between to Bobby?
(a) Rushing and dreaming.
(b) Laziness and sloth.
(c) Meditative loafing and laziness.
(d) Meditative loafing and anxiety.

8. What does Bobby like to do with his friends instead of going to church?
(a) Drink.
(b) Sleep in.
(c) Play dice.
(d) Fish.

9. What kind of church events does Bobby attend in Chapter 11?
(a) Revival.
(b) Adventist.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Methodist.

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

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

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

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

14. What does Bobby retrieve on expeditions at his grandparents' house?
(a) Oysters.
(b) Seashells.
(c) Needles.
(d) Pine cones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man make a medicine for the puppy that he gives Bobby?

2. What time does the Old Man consider special and valuable?

3. Where does Bobby find the Old Man sitting with other old men on the dock in Chapter 10?

4. What kinds of signs are all over the property of the rich man that Bobby notices in Chapter 7?

5. What kinds of characters does Bobby encounter in the fishing cove?

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