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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the mentor to the narrator?
(a) Sam Fathers.
(b) Sandy Feathers.
(c) Seth Fathers.
(d) Sam Feathers.

3. Which of the following does not describe Ike's dog when Ike ambushed Old Ben?
(a) Foolish.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Attacked Old Ben.
(d) Small.

4. Who is the dog that hunts Old Ben?
(a) Lion.
(b) Leo.
(c) Lucius.
(d) Lucky.

5. With what has Ike become familiar during his time as a woodsman?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Runaway slaves.
(c) Bear prints.
(d) Indian trackers.

6. Which one of the men finds the dead colt?
(a) Ike.
(b) Sam.
(c) Major deSpain.
(d) General Compson.

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

8. Which of the following does not go on the narrator's first hunting trip?
(a) Major deSpain.
(b) Edgar MacKenzie.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Cousin McCaslin.

9. Why does Sam tell Ike that Old Ben stays away from him?
(a) Because Ike can smell him.
(b) Because of his gun.
(c) Because he doesn't like humans.
(d) Because he likes Ike.

10. Who is the cook on the hunting trip?
(a) Dub.
(b) Ash.
(c) Buck.
(d) Aaron.

11. When Ike is at his hunting stand-alone, he hears a gunshot and knows that ______________ has been shot.
(a) A doe.
(b) A buck.
(c) Old Ben.
(d) A rabbit.

12. What is the name of the dog Sam is training?
(a) Lion.
(b) Buck.
(c) Max.
(d) Duke.

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

14. The wild dog is part mastiff and part _____________.
(a) Collie.
(b) Spaniel.
(c) Airedale.
(d) Terrier.

15. Ike feels that Sam is a _____________.
(a) God.
(b) Duke.
(c) Nuisance.
(d) Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ike and Sam come across when riding together?

2. What has Ike killed?

3. To what does Ike compare his first hunting trip?

4. In what month do the men go on their annual trips to hunt Old Ben?

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

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