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

2. What do Bobby and the Old Man like to hunt at night?
(a) Badgers.
(b) Foxes.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Coon.

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

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

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

6. What does the Old Man feel is approaching in Chapter 26?
(a) Death.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Marriage.
(d) War.

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

8. What kinds of ducks can be hard to differentiate according to the Old Man?
(a) Males and females.
(b) Young and old.
(c) Babies and colts.
(d) Sick and healthy.

9. What does Bobby begin to notice a lot during the hunting trips?
(a) Creatures.
(b) Music.
(c) Colors.
(d) Smells.

10. What does Bobby get during the month of March?
(a) Cabin fever.
(b) Whooping cough.
(c) Hay fever.
(d) Diptheria.

11. To what does Bobby compare waiting in November?
(a) Waiting for break.
(b) Waiting for his first bicycle.
(c) Waiting for school.
(d) Waiting for Christmas.

12. Where does the Old Man take a road trip?
(a) Maryland.
(b) Seattle.
(c) Santa Cruz.
(d) Washington.

13. At what time of the year does Bobby love the way everything smells?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

14. Who do the Old Man and Bobby visit on their road trip?
(a) Dean.
(b) Spencer.
(c) Vaughan.
(d) Howard.

15. What is the Old Man's favorite month to hunt?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) November.
(d) September.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brags and drives the Old Man crazy while hunting?

2. What is NOT an example of a food/item that has become expensive according to the Old Man?

3. What does Bobby ask for as his gift at Christmas?

4. Who wants fresh fish and convinces the Old Man to go fishing?

5. After what day do the locals leave the beach in Chapter 18?

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