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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the Old Man and Bobby stop on the way home because these places have special memories for the Old Man?
(a) Churches.
(b) Forests.
(c) Pools.
(d) Creeks.

2. What does the Old Man imitate for the lost animal?
(a) Mother squirrel.
(b) Mother duck.
(c) Mother deer.
(d) Mother goose.

3. How is a man different from a boy according to the Old Man?
(a) Growing a mustache and a beard.
(b) Driving a car and drinking alcohol.
(c) Doing something that is popular and desired.
(d) Doing something that is not easy or cannot be done.

4. Why is the quail easier to shoot at some times of the year according to the Old Man?
(a) They stay in one place.
(b) They are hibernating.
(c) They are plentiful.
(d) They are exposed.

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

6. What factor prevents hunting some birds according to the Old Man?
(a) Superstitions.
(b) Rules.
(c) Clear weather.
(d) Fencing.

7. Where does Bobby say that he learned everything he knows in Chapter 25?
(a) Old Man.
(b) Life.
(c) Father.
(d) School.

8. What does the Old Man compare his favorite month of hunting to?
(a) His approach to meditation.
(b) His desire for food.
(c) His grandchildren.
(d) His phase of life.

9. Where does Bobby wait to shoot near a cornfield?
(a) A blind.
(b) A cellar.
(c) A cave.
(d) A hole.

10. How does the Old Man try to help the animal looking for its mother?
(a) Making noises.
(b) Singing to it.
(c) Whispering to it.
(d) Crying to it.

11. How much money does the animal that the Old Man buys for Bobby cost?
(a) 10 dollars.
(b) 5 dollars.
(c) 12 dollars.
(d) 20 dollars.

12. What does the Old Man want to do with the remaining years of his life?
(a) Help others.
(b) Study.
(c) Enjoy it.
(d) Stay busy.

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

14. What is the overall tone of the book by the ending chapters?
(a) Climactic.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Morbid.
(d) Uncertain.

15. What does the Old Man tell Bobby to not anticipate because he will be six months older then in Chapter 25?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Labor Day.
(c) President's Day.
(d) Memorial Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Old Man and Bobby go hunting for in the marshes?

2. As he has gotten older, what does the Old Man think he does not have to do as much?

3. To what does Bobby compare waiting in November?

4. What is the best month to shoot quail according to the Old Man?

5. What does Bobby get during the month of March?

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