View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ike feels that Boon is a _______________.
(a) Trustworthy person.
(b) Religious zealot.
(c) Commoner.
(d) Hard worker.

2. What is the dog doing in Sam's hut?
(a) Eating.
(b) Lying in front of a fire.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Bashing himself against the door.

3. Ike takes his new gun and ______________ with him when he goes out to look for Old Ben.
(a) A bedroll.
(b) A compass.
(c) A canteen.
(d) A knapsack.

4. Who is the man that kills Old Ben?
(a) Buck.
(b) Boomer.
(c) Boon.
(d) Bubba.

5. In what month of the following year does the group return to the camp?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) April.

Short Answer Questions

1. The following November, who shoots at Old Ben and draws blood?

2. Which of the men develops a liking for Lion when the next November hunting trip comes around?

3. How does Ike learn patience?

4. What is another reason Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?

5. Who does Ike think is watching him in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is more important to Faulkner that chronology in this story?

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

4. Many years later, what does Ike realize about Sam and the colt and about Sam's life in general?

5. Name some important motifs in this story.

6. How does Sam introduce Lion who comes to be part of the hunting team?

7. To what does Ike compare the earth, Sam and the wilderness?

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

9. What do Ike and McCaslin discuss as they look at their land and what is Ike's opinion of what his grandfather actually purchased when he bought the land?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 821 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample