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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who cries after the hunt?

3. What epidemic forces the closing of Bobby's school in Chapter 13?

4. Who comes over to Bobby's grandfather's house in Chapter 12?

5. How many eggs does the turtle lay on the beach in a hole?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Carrie Mae.

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

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

6. Describe the Old Man.

7. Describe Bobby's first experience on a boat.

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

9. Describe Bobby.

10. Describe Bobby's experience buck hunting initially.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love and sexuality is a theme of the book. Describe how Bobby grows aware of sexuality and the principles he learns about human love from the Old Man through examples in nature.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the depiction of the female character of Miss Lottie with Carrie Mae in the book with the Old Man. How are they similar? How are they different? How are their ultimate experiences similar? What is the lesson that the author wishes to convey through these examples?

Essay Topic 3

Coming of age is a major theme of The Old Man and the Sea. How is this theme explored and expressed in the book? What experiences does Bobby have that help him progress through puberty and into adulthood? Explain.

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