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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Boon and Ike miss the first train back?
(a) Boon is drunk.
(b) Boon gets sick.
(c) They decide to do some sightseeing.
(d) They want a good dinner and a bath.

2. Why does Ike throw down his gun during the attack on Old Ben?
(a) To grab his dog.
(b) To run away.
(c) To get bullets out of his pocket.
(d) To use his bow and arrow.

3. Many years later, Ike thinks that Sam must have been glad about what?
(a) He married a good woman.
(b) He killed Old Ben.
(c) His life was almost over.
(d) He made lots of money.

4. After inspecting the tracks, what does General Compson think got the colt?
(a) A panther.
(b) A human.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A cougar.

5. The following November, who shoots at Old Ben and draws blood?
(a) General Compson.
(b) Dam.
(c) Ike.
(d) Major deSpain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times is Old Ben spotted that first day of that hunting season?

2. Sam's plan is to alternate feeding and starving the dog until ____________________.

3. What is the dog's color compared to?

4. To what city do Ike and Boon catch a train?

5. How old is the narrator when he goes on his first hunting trip?

(see the answer key)

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