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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the dog's color compared to?
(a) Tar.
(b) Snow.
(c) A blued gun barrel.
(d) A chestnut.

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

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

7. Many years later, Ike thinks that Sam must have been glad about what?
(a) He married a good woman.
(b) He killed Old Ben.
(c) His life was almost over.
(d) He made lots of money.

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

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

10. Ike feels that Boon is a _______________.
(a) Hard worker.
(b) Religious zealot.
(c) Commoner.
(d) Trustworthy person.

11. 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 canteen.
(d) A bedroll.

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

13. What does Ike say is present on all the hunting trips?
(a) Grits.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Alcohol.

14. Who does Ike think is watching him in the woods?
(a) An Indian.
(b) An escaped slave.
(c) Old Ben.
(d) God.

15. Which of the following is not attributed to Old Ben?
(a) Is a legend because of his destruction.
(b) Has one mangled paw.
(c) He has a solitary nature.
(d) Has sired 36 cubs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose birthdays are celebrated when the men return to camp in the summer?

3. Sam says that Lion does not care for ________________-.

4. What does Ike think of Old Ben when he finally sees him?

5. In what month is Old Ben killed?

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