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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) Fight.
(c) Try as hard.
(d) Answer the phone.

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

4. What does Bobby have to do to get the animal the Old Man purchased for him to enter the cow pen?
(a) Blind it and push it inside.
(b) Throw it over the fence.
(c) Bribe it with sugar.
(d) Make it sleepy and carry it in.

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

6. What kinds of ducks can be hard to differentiate according to the Old Man?
(a) Males and females.
(b) Young and old.
(c) Babies and colts.
(d) Sick and healthy.

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

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

9. What two things does the Old Man find terrible about the kind of hunting he finds crazy?
(a) People and community.
(b) Clothing and bugs.
(c) Difficulty and weapons.
(d) Meat and weather.

10. What does the Old Man want to do with the remaining years of his life?
(a) Enjoy it.
(b) Help others.
(c) Stay busy.
(d) Study.

11. When Bobby gets his report card one year, what is his family very disappointed to see in Chapter 22?
(a) Teacher note.
(b) Faded print.
(c) Poor grades.
(d) Yellow marks.

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

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

14. To what does Bobby compare waiting in November?
(a) Waiting for his first bicycle.
(b) Waiting for break.
(c) Waiting for school.
(d) Waiting for Christmas.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many geese does Bobby get when he shoots with two shotguns in a row?

3. What is the overall tone of the book by the ending chapters?

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

5. Who wants fresh fish and convinces the Old Man to go fishing?

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