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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. Why does Sam say this dog will be able to hunt Old Ben?
(a) He is tenacious.
(b) He cannot be tamed.
(c) He is a trained hunting dog.
(d) He is young.

2. How many times is Old Ben spotted that first day of that hunting season?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

3. Who is the dog that hunts Old Ben?
(a) Lion.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Leo.

4. When Ike is at his hunting stand-alone, he hears a gunshot and knows that ______________ has been shot.
(a) Old Ben.
(b) A buck.
(c) A doe.
(d) A rabbit.

5. The opening line of Chapter 2 is "So he should have hated and feared _____________."
(a) Lion.
(b) His father.
(c) God.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the reasons Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?

2. Which of the following is not attributed to Old Ben?

3. Why does Ike throw down his gun during the attack on Old Ben?

4. How old is the narrator when he goes on his first hunting trip?

5. In what month is Old Ben killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the doctor's appraisal of Lion, Boon and Sam?

2. What does Ike believe to be the story behind the $1,000 legacy?

3. What is the premise of Chapter 5?

4. What advice does Sam give Ike the next hunting season regarding his gun?

5. Who is sent for a doctor to tend to Boon and Lion after Old Ben is killed?

6. How does Ike try to make sense out of the Civil War?

7. How does Ike describe the area of the graves as he leaves the place for the last time?

8. What does Old Ben symbolize and why do Ike and Sam refuse to shoot him?

9. What does Ike mean when he says there is no death?

10. What are the circumstances that make Ike and Boon miss the train in Memphis?

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