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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Bobby accompany on missions to chase down bootleggers?
(a) Firemen.
(b) Coast Guard.
(c) Policemen.
(d) Drill sergeants.

2. What does the Old Man say that they will never hunt?
(a) Hurt animals.
(b) Old animals.
(c) Babies.
(d) Female animals.

3. What is the message that Bobby says has stuck out all these years in Chapter 25?
(a) Politeness.
(b) Humility.
(c) Eagerness.
(d) Speed.

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

5. What do the Old Man and Bobby take time to maintain that Bobby likes to play in Chapter 16?
(a) Forests.
(b) Treehouses.
(c) Cellars.
(d) Caves.

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

7. What is NOT an example of a food/item that has become expensive according to the Old Man?
(a) Sherry wine.
(b) Buffalo hump.
(c) Canvasback.
(d) Cherries.

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

9. What kind of psychology does the Old Man say that men must use on women?
(a) Straight.
(b) Long.
(c) Reverse.
(d) Complicated.

10. As he has gotten older, what does the Old Man think he does not have to do as much?
(a) Try as hard.
(b) Answer the phone.
(c) Fight.
(d) Cook and clean.

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

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

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

14. What do Bobby and the Old Man see looking for its mother?
(a) Goose.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Duck.
(d) Deer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has Bobby grown attached to by the end of the novel?

2. Who is the person/figure that the Old Man describes to Bobby in Chapter 16?

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

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

5. What does the Old Man say you have to be crazy to like hunting?

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