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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the war that ended slavery in the South?
(a) World War One.
(b) World War Two.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) The Vietnam War.

2. Which of the following characters saves Lion from being scooped up by Old Ben?
(a) Sam.
(b) Major de Spain.
(c) The young boy.
(d) Boon.

3. How do the Cajun man and the convict split the earnings from their hunting catches?
(a) 60/40.
(b) 50/50.
(c) 80/20.
(d) 70/30.

4. Under what type of tree is Boon sitting when Ike falls upon him?
(a) Pine.
(b) Oak.
(c) Gum.
(d) Maple.

5. Where are hunting dogs kept while they are being broken in training?
(a) In a cage.
(b) In a box.
(c) In a shed.
(d) In a burlap sack.

6. What is Boon doing under the tree when Ike falls upon him?
(a) Skinning an animal.
(b) Crying.
(c) Praying.
(d) Loading his gun.

7. How old must the young boy be before he will be allowed to go hunting with the men?
(a) 10 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 16 years old.

8. What plans does the tall convict make with his lover, once he is released from prison?
(a) They plan to get married.
(b) They plan to move to Louisiana.
(c) They plan to split up.
(d) They plan to have children.

9. While Ike is riding through the woods, what machinery does he hear in the distance?
(a) A helicopter.
(b) A chainsaw.
(c) An automobile.
(d) A train.

10. Which of the following facts about Sam is NOT true?
(a) He has three sons.
(b) He is a mentor to the young boy.
(c) He is in charge of training hunting dogs.
(d) He is Native American.

11. Why must the Cajun man and the convict move on from the small hut near the water?
(a) Because it is going to snow.
(b) Because a northerner has bought the land.
(c) Because there is no more hunting.
(d) Because there is going to be another flood.

12. Who do the hunters send along with the young boy to the liquor store?
(a) Lion.
(b) Major de Spain.
(c) Boon.
(d) Sam.

13. How did Ash feel when he saw Ike kill his first deer?
(a) Saddened.
(b) Apathetic.
(c) Proud.
(d) Jealous.

14. How do Ike and McCaslin feel when they are reading the ledgers from the old plantation their family used to own?
(a) They feel apathetic.
(b) They feel confused.
(c) They feel proud.
(d) They feel ashamed.

15. What type of weapon does the Cajun man use while he is hunting?
(a) A gun.
(b) A knife.
(c) A net.
(d) A rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor claim is the reason for Sam's death?

2. What type of animal is Old Ben?

3. How does the convict feel when he is out hunting with the Cajun man?

4. What type of animal does the Cajun man like to hunt?

5. What governmental rank does the man have whom the tall convict finally turns himself into?

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