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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 pay attention to in Chapter 26?
(a) Everything.
(b) Clean things.
(c) Evil things.
(d) Good things.

2. How long does Bobby try to train the animal that the Old Man bought for him instead of a horse?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 8 months.

3. Who brags and drives the Old Man crazy while hunting?
(a) Greyson.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Svenson.
(d) McIntyre.

4. What does the Old Man tell Bobby that he can never get back in Chapter 26?
(a) Friendship.
(b) Health.
(c) Time.
(d) Wealth.

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

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

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

8. Where do the Old Man and Bobby pretend they are in Chapter 25?
(a) Bar.
(b) Jacuzzi.
(c) Pool.
(d) Church.

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

10. What subject/topic does Bobby fail to apply himself in Chapter 22?
(a) Psychology.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Philosophy.

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

12. Who has grown up into a man by the end of the novel?
(a) Dick.
(b) Bobby.
(c) Spencer.
(d) Mr. Howard.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby begin to notice a lot during the hunting trips?

2. What seems very difficult to catch at night for the Old Man, Bobby and their friends

3. What is the name of the animal that Bobby tries to train with the Old Man?

4. What area is left for fishing after the tourists leave in Chapter 17?

5. What kinds of ducks can be hard to differentiate according to the Old Man?

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