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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. What do Bobby and the Old Man do with some of the turtle's eggs?

2. How old is Bobby when he gets his first gun?

3. What does the Old Man ask Bobby to think about as they sit in silence in Chapter 11?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bobby's experience buck hunting initially.

2. Describe Bobby.

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

4. Describe the turtle that Bobby finds with the Old Man.

5. What happens to Aphrodite and the eggs in Chapter 2?

6. How does Bobby learn humility in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

10. Describe Mr. Howard.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bobby and the Old Man are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Bobby had a direct influence upon? What are some events that the Old Man had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

The Old Man and the Boy is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery establishes connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. Imagery is the picture we form in our minds of the story we read. It can involve, visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic and kinesthetic. The author uses these imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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