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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ike able to smell in the woods?
(a) Moldy leaves.
(b) Old campfires.
(c) Gun smoke.
(d) The odor of fear.

5. Which of the men develops a liking for Lion when the next November hunting trip comes around?
(a) Ash.
(b) Boon.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Major deSpain.

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

7. What does General Compson say happened to the colt?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) It ran away.
(c) A panther got it.
(d) It was shot by mistake.

8. Sam's plan is to alternate feeding and starving the dog until ____________________.
(a) He can trust.
(b) He can be trained.
(c) He can track.
(d) He can be touched.

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

10. Which of the following does not describe Ike's feelings when he compares himself to the timeless woods?
(a) Fragile.
(b) Masterful.
(c) Eager.
(d) Humble.

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

12. How old is the narrator of the story?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 18.

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

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

15. Who is the man that kills Old Ben?
(a) Boon.
(b) Bubba.
(c) Buck.
(d) Boomer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ike think is watching him in the woods?

3. With what has Ike become familiar during his time as a woodsman?

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

5. Ike decides to dedicate his life to the wilderness to learn patience and ______________.

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