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

2. What do Bobby and the Old Man see looking for its mother?
(a) Goose.
(b) Duck.
(c) Deer.
(d) Squirrel.

3. What does the Old Man say that a person never knows how it will come in handy in the future?
(a) Gear.
(b) Hammers.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Fishing poles.

4. Who wants fresh fish and convinces the Old Man to go fishing?
(a) Greyson.
(b) Mr. Howard.
(c) Miss Lottie.
(d) Bobbie.

5. What does the Old Man hate because of the effect bootlegging has on people?
(a) Fifth Amendment.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Prohibition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man say there is a time and place for in Chapter 25?

2. Where does the Old Man take a road trip?

3. How is a man different from a boy according to the Old Man?

4. What kind of character does the Old Man warn Bobby to not be in Chapter 25?

5. What is the name of the animal that Bobby tries to train with the Old Man?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bobby love November?

2. Why will Bobby have to steer himself in Chapter 28?

3. What is a noble character according to the Old Man and why does he dislike it?

4. Describe Bobby's attitude towards school in the beginning of Chapter 22.

5. Describe Bobby's interactions with the older men in the town in Chapter 18.

6. Why is being a duck hunter crazy according to the Old Man?

7. Describe the change in terrapin availability mentioned in Chapter 27.

8. What does Bobby discover about books and education in Chapter 23?

9. What does Bobby tell the Old Man that he has learned most from him in Chapter 25?

10. What does Bobby feel that he does with regard to time and seasons in Chapter 26?

(see the answer keys)

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