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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the month of March too early to do for according to the Old Man?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Camping.
(d) Fishing.

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

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

4. Who wants fresh fish and convinces the Old Man to go fishing?
(a) Greyson.
(b) Mr. Howard.
(c) Miss Lottie.
(d) Bobbie.

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

6. What does the Old Man first say that he envies Bobby for in Chapter 25?
(a) Being jobless.
(b) Being a boy.
(c) Being carefree.
(d) Being silly.

7. What kinds of stories does the Old Man tell Bobby in Chapter 16?
(a) Mythology.
(b) News.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Nautical.

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

9. What is the name of the animal that Bobby tries to train with the Old Man?
(a) Billy.
(b) Mikey.
(c) Joey.
(d) Randy.

10. What does the Old Man hate because of the effect bootlegging has on people?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Fifth Amendment.
(d) Prohibition.

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

12. After what day do the locals leave the beach in Chapter 18?
(a) Christmas Day.
(b) Memorial Day.
(c) Labor Day.
(d) New Year's.

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

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

15. How many geese does Bobby get when he shoots with two shotguns in a row?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Bobby compare waiting in November?

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

3. What animal does the Old Man get Bobby to practice on before he gets a horse?

4. What does the lost animal do after hearing the Old Man?

5. When Bobby gets his report card one year, what is his family very disappointed to see in Chapter 22?

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