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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the narrator?
(a) Irvin.
(b) Ike.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Ishmael.

2. What does Sam have shut in his hut?
(a) A woman.
(b) A dog.
(c) An Indian.
(d) A child.

3. Who shows up at camp to take Ike home?
(a) Boon.
(b) Duke.
(c) Buck.
(d) Buddy.

4. What is missing from camp when Ike is 14?
(a) A gun.
(b) A colt.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Food.

5. Which of the following does Boon not do for Lion?
(a) Sleeps with hi.
(b) Sings to him.
(c) Feed him.
(d) Cares for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the dog weigh?

2. Why does Sam say this dog will be able to hunt Old Ben?

3. What do Ike and Sam agree they need to hunt Old Ben?

4. Ike feels that Sam is a _____________.

5. Why does Sam tell Ike that Old Ben stays away from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story about the missing colt during the hunting season when Ike is 14?

2. What does the train now symbolize?

3. Describe the mysterious circumstances of Sam's death as discovered by the men who return to camp.

4. What is the anecdote that Ike recalls about taking the train into the wilderness?

5. What is the symbolism of Ike's last trip into the wilderness?

6. What are the circumstances in which Ike first encounters Old Ben?

7. To what does Ike compare the time he is first allowed to go on the hunts?

8. What does Ike believe God's intentions are for land?

9. Where does Ike meet Major deSpain for the last time?

10. What memory of Ash trying to shoot does Ike recall as he walks into the woods?

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