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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the pony get loose?
(a) Boon let him run wild.
(b) Boon let go of the reins.
(c) Boon left the gate open.
(d) Old Ben broke down the fence.

2. What has happened to several of the dogs other than Lion on the hunting trips?
(a) They died of old age.
(b) They have been killed by Old Ben.
(c) They were attacked by panthers.
(d) They just ran away and never came back.

3. For what do the men send Boon to town?
(a) To buy whiskey.
(b) To get fresh horses.
(c) To buy food and coffee.
(d) To get more blankets.

4. Who is Ike's cousin and partner now?
(a) McCormick.
(b) McCaslin.
(c) McClintock.
(d) McMurray.

5. In addition to having the ugliest face Ike has ever seen, Boon has no _______________.
(a) Manners.
(b) Profession.
(c) Wife.
(d) Money.

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

7. Ike believes that his grandfather who bought the land actually bought nothing because ______________________________.
(a) The man who sold it never truly owned it.
(b) There was an Indian burial ground on it.
(c) It was a battlefield.
(d) He never got a deed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. Which of the following does Ike not notice about Lion?
(a) Courage.
(b) Playfulness.
(c) Empty eyes.
(d) Endurance.

15. Which relative of Ike's was caught having an affair with a black cook?
(a) Uncle Morty.
(b) Uncle Hubert.
(c) Uncle Herbert.
(d) Uncle McCaslin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many strangers have shown up in camp to watch the hunt for Old Ben?

2. Ike believes he shares the same ancestry with _______________.

3. Which of the men jumps on Old Ben and stabs him?

4. Which of the following does not describe Boon?

5. A black man comes to the family farm and declares his intention to marry a black girl named _____________ who lives there.

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