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

2. What is one of the reasons Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?
(a) He was just too tired all the time.
(b) He had no more family still alive.
(c) He was sad about the state of the world.
(d) He was really sick.

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

4. What behavior does the dog exhibit?
(a) Chews chair legs.
(b) Throws himself against the door repeatedly.
(c) Never stops growling.
(d) Paces all day and night.

5. What is the dog's color compared to?
(a) Tar.
(b) Snow.
(c) A chestnut.
(d) A blued gun barrel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color eyes does the dog have?

3. What is the bear's name in THE BEAR?

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

5. How long has the narrator been hunting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Ike finds in the area with the two graves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Sam's plan for training Lion?

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

10. What is the premise of Chapter 5?

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