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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the Old Man believe that he knows about life?
(a) Where to continue.
(b) When it ends.
(c) When it begins.
(d) What to expect.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does Bobby show the Old Man when the Old Man asks him what he wants to be when he grows up?
(a) A treehouse.
(b) A cave.
(c) A book.
(d) A drawing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, what does the Old Man say Bobby should teach him about?

2. What factor prevents hunting some birds according to the Old Man?

3. Whose house does Bobby admire for its variety of animals in the surrounding environment?

4. What does Bobby get during the month of March?

5. At what time of the year does Bobby love the way everything smells?

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