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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the men jumps on Old Ben and stabs him?
(a) Ash.
(b) Ike.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Boon.

2. How much money does Ike put into a bank account for Fornsiba?
(a) $500.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $100.
(d) $10,000.

3. Which of the following does the doctor not do when he arrives in camp?
(a) Cleans up Boon's wounds.
(b) Checks on Sam's condition.
(c) Sews up Lion's wounds.
(d) Gives Ike a rabies shot.

4. How many strangers have shown up in camp to watch the hunt for Old Ben?
(a) 18.
(b) 11.
(c) 24.
(d) 2.

5. How do the men find Sam when they return to camp?
(a) Coughing with pneumonia.
(b) Dead and wrapped in a bundle.
(c) Cooking breakfast.
(d) Shaking with fever.

6. Who was the man who sold the land to grandfather?
(a) Iketon.
(b) Ikkemotubbe.
(c) Ishmael.
(d) Isaac.

7. The ledger notes a legacy to be given to ________________________.
(a) McCaslin.
(b) Ike.
(c) The son of an unmarried slave girl.
(d) Ash.

8. Which of the following does Ike not mention when talking about the future of the South?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The next generation.
(c) A third race.
(d) The waterways.

9. Ike describes the slaves' inability to _____________ after the Civil War.
(a) Find jobs.
(b) Read.
(c) Cope.
(d) Vote.

10. There were rumors that the slaves _____________________.
(a) Held huge parties in the big house.
(b) Held demonic sacrifices.
(c) Ran wild in the forest at night.
(d) Fixed up the big house.

11. The family ledger itemizes the purchase of ____________.
(a) Cattle.
(b) Implements.
(c) Horses.
(d) Slaves.

12. Who is responsible for cooking in the camp?
(a) Boon.
(b) Buck.
(c) Ike.
(d) Ash.

13. Which of the following is not a topic in the poem that McCaslin reads?
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Pity.
(c) Courage.
(d) Justice.

14. Where do the men have to follow Old Ben after the dogs find his trail?
(a) Up a stream.
(b) Through a meadow.
(c) Across the river.
(d) Down a mountain.

15. For what are the men waiting in camp?
(a) Guns.
(b) Fresh horses.
(c) Warmer weather.
(d) Supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Boon and Ike miss the first train back?

2. What does McCaslin do when he arrives in camp?

3. Who is the young man who shows up at age 21 looking for his inheritance?

4. What does Ike's wife do in order to persuade him to move to the family farm?

5. What is the name of the sawmill with a commissary?

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