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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Old Man say that a person never knows how it will come in handy in the future?
(a) Gear.
(b) Hammers.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Fishing poles.

2. What do the Old Man and Bobby go hunting for in the marshes?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Birds.
(d) Deer.

3. What does Bobby consider nonsense in Chapter 22?
(a) Spencer.
(b) Faust.
(c) Chaucer.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. When is it easy to see the ducks according to the Old Man?
(a) In lakes.
(b) In bad weather.
(c) In clear weather.
(d) In forests.

5. Who does Bobby accompany on missions to chase down bootleggers?
(a) Drill sergeants.
(b) Firemen.
(c) Coast Guard.
(d) Policemen.

6. As he has gotten older, what does the Old Man think he does not have to do as much?
(a) Cook and clean.
(b) Try as hard.
(c) Answer the phone.
(d) Fight.

7. When Bobby gets his report card one year, what is his family very disappointed to see in Chapter 22?
(a) Poor grades.
(b) Teacher note.
(c) Yellow marks.
(d) Faded print.

8. What is the message that Bobby says has stuck out all these years in Chapter 25?
(a) Eagerness.
(b) Humility.
(c) Speed.
(d) Politeness.

9. What shooting did Bobby do by intention that he admits?
(a) Geese.
(b) Buck.
(c) Duck.
(d) Quail.

10. Whose house does Bobby admire for its variety of animals in the surrounding environment?
(a) Miss Lottie.
(b) Mr. Howard.
(c) The Old Man.
(d) Carrie Mae.

11. In whose company does Bobby grow up in Chapter 17?
(a) Older women.
(b) Rough men.
(c) Young boys.
(d) Little orphans.

12. Who learns to stay out of reach until the legal time for hunting them is over?
(a) Quail.
(b) Buck.
(c) Geese.
(d) Duck.

13. Who is happy after the tourists leave in Chapter 18?
(a) Locals.
(b) Old Man.
(c) Greyson.
(d) Howard.

14. Who promises to not die on the opening day of hunting season in the last chapter?
(a) Howard.
(b) Old Man.
(c) Spencer.
(d) Bobby.

15. What does the Old Man say there is a time and place for in Chapter 25?
(a) Every skill.
(b) Every job.
(c) Every person.
(d) Every behavior.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kinds of stories does the Old Man tell Bobby in Chapter 16?

2. Who do the Old Man and Bobby visit on their road trip?

3. In Chapter 25, what does the Old Man say Bobby should teach him about?

4. What can Bobby hardly stand the anticipation of in November?

5. What is the overall tone of the book by the ending chapters?

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