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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the group return to camp the following summer?
(a) To have a memorial for Ash.
(b) To go fishing.
(c) To celebrate birthdays.
(d) To build a cabin.

2. Who does Ike think is watching him in the woods?
(a) An Indian.
(b) God.
(c) Old Ben.
(d) An escaped slave.

3. In what month do the men go on their annual trips to hunt Old Ben?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) March.

4. What is the bear's name in THE BEAR?
(a) Bruno.
(b) Old Ben.
(c) Teddy.
(d) Smokey.

5. Which of the following does Ike not recall about his first hunting trip?
(a) A snowstorm.
(b) Rough sheets.
(c) Bad food.
(d) Practicing to aim his gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the cook on the hunting trip?

2. What does Ike do when he becomes lost in the wilderness?

3. Who is the dog that hunts Old Ben?

4. How old is the narrator of the story?

5. How long has the narrator been hunting?

(see the answer key)

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