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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bobby think about as he sits in silence that makes him feel small and lonely?
(a) School, grades, and his friends.
(b) His grandparents and hunting.
(c) Life, God, Heaven, and Hell.
(d) His mother, brother, and family.

2. What kind of a call do Bobby and his friends do to get animals to come out in Chapter 7?
(a) Duck.
(b) Goose.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Quail.

3. Where do the Old Man and Bobby fish on foot for bluefish?
(a) Salmon aquifers.
(b) Sounds and bays.
(c) Shallow tide-pools.
(d) Reefs and marshes.

4. Where is the house located that Bobby stays in during the summer?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Maryland.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Georgia.

5. What does fishing make easier to do according to the Old Man?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Think.
(c) Fight.
(d) Eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bobby when he gets an air rifle?

2. What does Bobby retrieve on expeditions at his grandparents' house?

3. What does Bobby shoot in Chapter 7?

4. In whose home does Bobby spend the summers and holidays?

5. What damage will the Old Man and Bobby work on repairing in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how loafing is special and private according to The Old Man.

2. Describe Bobby's experience with the goat he purchases.

3. How do the farmers maintain quail supplies over the fall and winter?

4. Describe Carrie Mae.

5. Describe what the Old Man says and does about summer time and fishing.

6. Describe Bob's new gun that he receives in Chapter 1.

7. How does Bobby learn humility in Chapter 10?

8. Why does Bobby receive a gun from the Old Man as he turns 11?

9. How does Bobby train his new dog in Chapter 7?

10. Describe Bobby.

(see the answer keys)

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