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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 the Old Man say that Bobby has to practice in order to use the gun in Chapter 1?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Rifle practice.
(c) Gun safety.
(d) Bullet shooting.

2. On Sunday, what do the Old Man and Bobby like to do in Chapter 12?
(a) Camp.
(b) Swim.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hunt.

3. What kind of boat does the Old Man take Bobby on first where the fish flock to the boat?
(a) Slow-moving.
(b) Fast-moving.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Catamaran.

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

5. What is the name of the puppy that the Old Man gives Bobby?
(a) Tom.
(b) Dexter.
(c) Baxter.
(d) Moose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bobby think interferes with chores when he wants time alone?

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

3. What kinds of characters does Bobby encounter in the fishing cove?

4. How many animals does Bobby capture with the Indians in Chapter 6?

5. What does the Old Man talk to Bobby about as they walk along the wet sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bobby.

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

3. How does Bobby adapt and succeed at shooting a buck?

4. Why does the Old Man discourage Bobby from getting a horse?

5. Describe Bobby's experience over the holidays with his grandparents.

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

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

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

9. Describe Bobby's experience of "becoming a man" in Chapter 6.

10. How does the Old Man teach Bobby to have caution in Chapter 13?

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