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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the narrator been hunting?
(a) 6 years.
(b) All his life.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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

4. How old is Buck in Ike in Chapter 2?
(a) 13.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

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

6. 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) He made lots of money.
(d) His life was almost over.

7. Where does Major deSpain want to make Lion sleep?
(a) With the other dogs.
(b) Chained up to a tree.
(c) In a wagon.
(d) In a hut.

8. To what does Ike compare his first hunting trip?
(a) The first day of summer vacation.
(b) His 10th birthday.
(c) Christmas morning.
(d) Witnessing his own birth.

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

10. What does Ike think of Old Ben when he finally sees him?
(a) He is cowardly.
(b) He is seriously ugly.
(c) He is beautiful.
(d) He is not as big as he has always imagined.

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

12. How does Ike learn patience?
(a) By waiting in the rain.
(b) By aiming his gun and not shooting.
(c) By waiting out a snowstorm.
(d) By walking when he wants to run.

13. In what month do the men go on their annual trips to hunt Old Ben?
(a) January.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) March.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color eyes does the dog have?

2. Which of the following does Ike not recall about his first hunting trip?

3. Why does Ike throw down his gun during the attack on Old Ben?

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

5. When Ike is at his hunting stand-alone, he hears a gunshot and knows that ______________ has been shot.

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