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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the group return to camp the following summer?

2. What does Ike do when he becomes lost in the wilderness?

3. What does Sam have shut in his hut?

4. Who is the narrator?

5. What does Ike see in his dreams?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Ike at the beginning of Chapter 4 and what is the setting for the chapter?

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

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

4. Who is Lucas Quintus and why does Ike feel his grandfather is responsible for him and others?

5. What did Ike learn about freedom from Old Ben?

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

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

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

9. What happens when Ike leaves his gun behind the next day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Ike and his cousin, McCaslin. How are they different? How are they similar? What beliefs do they have in common and what beliefs separate them?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Old Ben. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Old Ben in the story?

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the book. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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