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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month is Old Ben killed?
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) November.
(d) May.

2. What is another reason Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?
(a) He had to be a Negro for seventy years.
(b) He was in pain all the time.
(c) He had lost an arm in the war.
(d) He had been a slave all his life.

3. How does Old Ben elude the hunters?
(a) Going down the river.
(b) Going over the falls.
(c) Crossing the river.
(d) Disappearing into a cave.

4. Whose birthdays are celebrated when the men return to camp in the summer?
(a) Major deSpain and General Compson's.
(b) Ash's.
(c) Ike's.
(d) Sam's.

5. What color eyes does the dog have?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ike see when he looks up from pondering the ground around him?

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

3. What is Ike able to smell in the woods?

4. What has Ike killed?

5. What is the bear's name in THE BEAR?

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