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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 is the new gun that Bobby receives from the Old Man as a gift with his name on it?
(a) 90-mm silencer.
(b) 16-gauge double-barrel.
(c) 45-mm single rifle.
(d) 20-gauge single-barrel.

2. In the afternoon, what giant animal comes out of the woods that Bobby shoots?
(a) Moose.
(b) Buck.
(c) Longhorn.
(d) Goat.

3. Who is Bobby's teacher that he has a crush on?
(a) Lisa Whitehall.
(b) Lynda Johnson.
(c) Carrie Mae Knight.
(d) Erica Stuart.

4. What does Bobby kill that sings at night?
(a) Dovetail.
(b) Nightingale.
(c) Mockingbird.
(d) Rooster.

5. What does the Old Man say that he is doing when he is sitting quietly on the dock?
(a) Worrying.
(b) Meditating.
(c) Crying.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a call do Bobby and his friends do to get animals to come out in Chapter 7?

2. What does Bobby shoot in Chapter 7?

3. What does the Old Man make a medicine for the puppy that he gives Bobby?

4. During what month does an epidemic occur at Bobby's school?

5. What animal does Bobby NOT want the puppy to hunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the hunting group in Chapter 7 find and get the turkeys to come out?

2. Describe the Old Man.

3. What is important about the attitude of a bird dog according to the Old Man?

4. Describe the difference between laziness and meditative loafing according to The Old Man.

5. How does Bobby learn to shoot ducks in Chapter 3?

6. Describe the camping trip preparations and arrival in Chapter 5.

7. Describe Bobby's experience that is similar to a young colt.

8. How does Bobby learn humility in Chapter 10?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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