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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McCaslin do when he arrives in camp?
(a) Empties the shells from Boon's gun.
(b) Asks Boon if he killed Sam.
(c) Takes Boon's gun.
(d) Eats breakfast.

2. General Compson describes Ike as _______________ due to his life experiences in the wilderness.
(a) A trapper.
(b) A nature boy.
(c) An old man.
(d) A hero.

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

4. Both Ike and McCaslin agree that the land is _____________.
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Bountiful.
(d) Theirs.

5. What does Boon hit when he misses while shooting at a black man?
(a) A dog.
(b) A black woman.
(c) A child.
(d) A horse.

6. What month is it when Chapter 3 begins?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) February.

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

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

9. What is an important motif throughout Chapter 4?
(a) Pity.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Honor.
(d) Debt.

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

11. Ike recalls a time when he bought ______________.
(a) A suede hat.
(b) A new suit.
(c) New boots.
(d) A wild pony.

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

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

14. What is Ike's profession at this point in time?
(a) Carpentry.
(b) Accounting.
(c) Farming.
(d) Banking.

15. What is Boon's greatest vice?
(a) Women.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Cigars.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city do Ike and Boon catch a train?

2. For what are the men waiting in camp?

3. Who was the man who sold the land to grandfather?

4. Who is the man who sells the whiskey to Boon and Ike?

5. What has happened to several of the dogs other than Lion on the hunting trips?

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