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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was in the cup that Ike was not allowed to open until he was 21?
(a) IOUs.
(b) Gold coins.
(c) Paper clips.
(d) Pennies.

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

4. Who does Ike think is the father of the slave girl's child?
(a) His stepfather.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

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

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

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

8. Which organization does Ike mention when talking about the South after the Civil War?
(a) The preachers.
(b) The Reconstructionists.
(c) The Ku Klux Klan.
(d) The politicians.

9. Ike thinks God wants man to care for the earth and __________________.
(a) Protect it.
(b) Share it.
(c) Harvest it.
(d) Not own it.

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

11. At what age can the designated person collect the legacy?
(a) 21.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 30.

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

13. What does Mr. Semmes give Boon as a bonus with the whiskey order?
(a) A pistol.
(b) An extra bottle of whiskey.
(c) A keg of beer.
(d) A plug of tobacco.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not part of the ledger that Ike reads?

2. What is the amount of the legacy?

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

4. How did the pony get loose?

5. Why does Ike say that black people will endure?

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