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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the puppy that the Old Man gives Bobby?
(a) Dexter.
(b) Baxter.
(c) Moose.
(d) Tom.

2. What kind of a hunt does Bobby go on with the Old Man and his friend the morning after they arrive?
(a) Goose.
(b) Quail.
(c) Buck.
(d) Duck.

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

4. What does the Old Man say is not the time for hard work or serious fishing?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

6. Who is considered a man after successfully killing a buck?
(a) Mr. Howard.
(b) The Old Man.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Jason.

7. What does Bobby see that makes him feel energized to work in Chapter 11?
(a) His grandmother cooking.
(b) His sister painting.
(c) Lazy Uncle Jimmy dozing.
(d) His grandfather working.

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

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

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

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 mother's criticism.
(c) His failing grades.
(d) His ruthless cynicism.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many eggs does the turtle lay on the beach in a hole?

2. What does the Old Man get in exchange for bringing meat and grain on credit?

3. What does the Old Man say that Bobby has to practice in order to use the gun in Chapter 1?

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

5. Where do the Old Man and Bobby fish on foot for bluefish?

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