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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dog doing in Sam's hut?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Lying in front of a fire.
(c) Bashing himself against the door.
(d) Eating.

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

3. What behavior does the dog exhibit?
(a) Chews chair legs.
(b) Throws himself against the door repeatedly.
(c) Never stops growling.
(d) Paces all day and night.

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. The day Old Ben is killed started with _______________.
(a) Snow.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Rain.

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

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

11. Why does Old Ben run the other bears off?
(a) He is so huge.
(b) He is the head bear.
(c) He is hungry.
(d) He is always angry.

12. 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.

13. Who shows up at camp to take Ike home?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Buck.
(c) Boon.
(d) Duke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ike feels that Boon is a _______________.

2. Which of the following does not describe Ike's dog when Ike ambushed Old Ben?

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

4. What is one of the reasons Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?

5. What do Ike and Sam agree they need to hunt Old Ben?

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