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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 does Bobby like to do in addition to hunting and fishing in Chapter 11?
2. What does the Old Man tell Bobby to do on/to the turtle?
3. What does Bobby think about as he sits in silence that makes him feel small and lonely?
4. How old is Bobby when he gets his first gun?
5. What are the women doing in Chapter 10 that makes Bobby nervous?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what the Old Man says and does about summer time and fishing.
2. Describe some of the customs that the Old Man and Bobby do in the month of October.
3. Describe the turtle that Bobby finds with the Old Man.
4. What is the lesson that Bobby learns from having a dog in Chapter 7?
5. Describe what Bobby shoots in Chapter 13.
6. Describe the Old Man.
7. Describe the difference between laziness and meditative loafing according to The Old Man.
8. Describe Bobby's experience buck hunting initially.
9. Describe Bobby's first experience on a boat.
10. How does the Old Man teach Bobby to have caution in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Through hunting, Bobby learns important lessons about hard work, patience and perseverance. How is his natural skill revealed? What is important to Bobby as he hunts? What does he learn subsequently that alters the way he thinks and acts? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the title The Old Man and the Boy? How does this relate to the protagonist Bobby and in particular to the main theme of the book? What did the author mean by calling the book The Old Man and the Boy? Cite an example to support your answer.
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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