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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the sawmill with a commissary?
(a) Hokes.
(b) Merritt.
(c) Wichita.
(d) Melton.

2. Who goes to town with Boon?
(a) Sam.
(b) Ike.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Ash.

3. Where does Boon stab Old Ben?
(a) In the belly.
(b) In the chest.
(c) In the throat.
(d) In the eye.

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

5. What does Boon want to buy with a dollar?
(a) A drink.
(b) A bath.
(c) A knife.
(d) A shirt.

6. Who drives Ike and Boon to the railroad line?
(a) Major deSpain.
(b) Ash.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Sam.

7. How old is Ike as Chapter 4 begins?
(a) 29.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

8. Which of the following does not describe Boon?
(a) Hair as blonde as straw.
(b) One quarter Indian.
(c) Six feet four inches tall.
(d) The mind of a child.

9. Sam Fathers learned both pride and ______________ in his life.
(a) Honor.
(b) Greed.
(c) Servility.
(d) Humility.

10. Which person from the past do Ike and McCaslin talk about?
(a) Ash.
(b) Major deSpain.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Sam Fathers.

11. According to McCaslin, men fought the Civil War because of their love of the land and ______________.
(a) Honor.
(b) Vengeance.
(c) Anger.
(d) Courage.

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

13. What does Ike's wife do in order to persuade him to move to the family farm?
(a) Cooks his favorite meal.
(b) Lets him smoke in the house.
(c) Sleeps naked.
(d) Bakes him a pie.

14. How many old bullets do the men find in Old Ben?
(a) 117.
(b) 23.
(c) 52.
(d) 10.

15. Which of the following does Ike not mention when describing the South?
(a) The history of the natives.
(b) The cotton industry.
(c) The music.
(d) Slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Ike put into a bank account for Fornsiba?

2. Which of the following does the doctor not do when he arrives in camp?

3. What was in the cup that Ike was not allowed to open until he was 21?

4. What is the amount of the legacy?

5. Which of the following does Sam not do after Old Ben is killed?

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