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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month is Old Ben killed?
(a) January.
(b) May.
(c) November.
(d) December.

2. What color eyes does the dog have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Grey.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Ike see when he looks up from pondering the ground around him?
(a) Old Ben.
(b) A doe.
(c) An Indian tracker.
(d) The sky.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the narrator of the story?

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

4. Which of the following is not attributed to Old Ben?

5. What is Ike able to smell in the woods?

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