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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) Labor Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) President's Day.

2. 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.

3. What does Bobby ask for as his gift at Christmas?
(a) Canterbury Tales.
(b) Coloring supplies.
(c) Shotgun shells.
(d) Bicycle helmet.

4. Who inspires Bobby to get a horse?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Cowboys.
(c) Greyson.
(d) Old Man.

5. What area is left for fishing after the tourists leave in Chapter 17?
(a) Whole beach.
(b) Reefs.
(c) Marshes.
(d) Tide pools.

6. 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) Pools.
(c) Forests.
(d) Creeks.

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

8. In Chapter 25, what does the Old Man say Bobby should teach him about?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Life.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Camping.

9. Who is the person/figure that the Old Man describes to Bobby in Chapter 16?
(a) Centaur.
(b) Griffin.
(c) Bootlegger.
(d) Pan.

10. What does the Old Man say you have to be crazy to like hunting?
(a) Quail.
(b) Buck.
(c) Duck.
(d) Geese.

11. 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.

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

13. What can Bobby hardly stand the anticipation of in November?
(a) Shooting his first quail.
(b) Beginning school.
(c) Playing with his friends.
(d) Cleaning fish.

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

15. What seems very difficult to catch at night for the Old Man, Bobby and their friends
(a) Geese.
(b) Deer.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does the Old Man find terrible about the kind of hunting he finds crazy?

2. What do the Old Man and Bobby take time to maintain that Bobby likes to play in Chapter 16?

3. Who does Bobby see walking down the street with shoulders slumped?

4. In whose company does Bobby grow up in Chapter 17?

5. Who does Bobby accompany on missions to chase down bootleggers?

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