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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 tell Ike that Old Ben stays away from him?
(a) Because Ike can smell him.
(b) Because he doesn't like humans.
(c) Because he likes Ike.
(d) Because of his gun.

2. The day Old Ben is killed started with _______________.
(a) Rain.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Snow.

3. Ike notices that the dogs on the hunt can't find _____________.
(a) Their tails.
(b) The trail.
(c) Their way home.
(d) Food.

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

5. Who is the mentor to the narrator?
(a) Seth Fathers.
(b) Sam Feathers.
(c) Sam Fathers.
(d) Sandy Feathers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not go on the narrator's first hunting trip?

2. What has Ike killed?

3. What does General Compson say happened to the colt?

4. What do Ike and Sam come across when riding together?

5. After inspecting the tracks, what does General Compson think got the colt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What city is Ike and Boon's ultimate destination and where do they stop first?

3. What is the setting for the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. How old is Ike at the beginning of Chapter 2 and what are some of his wilderness accomplishments?

5. Who is the narrator and what does he share with the reader at the beginning of the book?

6. How does Ike describe his feelings of being in the power of the wilderness?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing to begin Chapter 2?

8. Describe how Ike ambushed Old Ben one day and how it ended?

9. What is the reasoning for Sam's training method?

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

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