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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 kind of hunting does Bobby go on in Chapter 28?

2. Who has Bobby grown attached to by the end of the novel?

3. How long does Bobby try to train the animal that the Old Man bought for him instead of a horse?

4. What used to cost five cents apiece and now is very expensive according to the Old Man in Chapter 27?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Old Man resent Bobby in Chapter 26?

2. Why does Bobby prefer shooting the geese to the quail?

3. Why does Bobby go to Maryland in Chapter 28?

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

5. How do the geese exhibit their cleverness pertaining to hunting according to Bobby?

6. Describe Mr. Howard's home in Chapter 28.

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

8. Why do the locals love the period after Labor Day in Chapter 18?

9. Why does Bobby love November?

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

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

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 3

Explain the concept of self-empowerment as it exhibits in The Old Man and the Boy. Which of the characters is self-empowered? How does Bobby learn to make decisions for himself? Discuss.

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