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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ike take in place of his gun when he returns to look for Old Ben?
(a) A knife.
(b) A stick.
(c) A rope.
(d) A sword.

2. The opening line of Chapter 2 is "So he should have hated and feared _____________."
(a) Lion.
(b) Himself.
(c) God.
(d) His father.

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

4. Who is the narrator?
(a) Irvin.
(b) Ishmael.
(c) Ike.
(d) Eddie.

5. What does Sam have shut in his hut?
(a) A child.
(b) A woman.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many years later, Ike thinks about the incident and realizes that _________ knew what killed the colt.

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

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

4. After inspecting the tracks, what does General Compson think got the colt?

5. What has Ike killed?

(see the answer key)

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