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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Many years later, Ike thinks about the incident and realizes that _________ knew what killed the colt.
(a) Major deSpain.
(b) Sam.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Ash.

3. How many strangers show up at the camp to watch the first day of the hunt?
(a) 3.
(b) 25.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

4. Ike decides to dedicate his life to the wilderness to learn patience and ______________.
(a) Skill.
(b) Fear.
(c) Abundance.
(d) Humility.

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

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

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

8. How old is the narrator when he goes on his first hunting trip?
(a) 20..
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

9. Ike takes his new gun and ______________ with him when he goes out to look for Old Ben.
(a) A knapsack.
(b) A compass.
(c) A bedroll.
(d) A canteen.

10. Sam says that Lion does not care for ________________-.
(a) Eating.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Tracking.
(d) Anything.

11. How much does the dog weigh?
(a) 75 pounds.
(b) 150 pounds.
(c) 90 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

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

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

14. In what month of the following year does the group return to the camp?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) April.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does General Compson say happened to the colt?

2. Who is the cook on the hunting trip?

3. What does Ike see in his dreams?

4. In what month is Old Ben killed?

5. Why does Old Ben run the other bears off?

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