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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the man who sold the land to grandfather?

2. What does Boon hit when he misses while shooting at a black man?

3. What does McCaslin do when he arrives in camp?

4. Sam Fathers learned both pride and ______________ in his life.

5. How do the men find Sam when they return to camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Create a brief character study of Sam Fathers. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

THE BEAR is a classic coming of age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category? Explain.

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