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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of animal is Boon hunting when Ike falls upon him under the tree?
(a) Deer.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Bear.
(d) Rabbit.

2. Which of the following animals does the hunter, Major de Spain, mysteriously lose in the night?
(a) A calf.
(b) A mare.
(c) A heiffer.
(d) A colt.

3. Who does Ike believe is the rightful owner of the hunting land that he lives on with McCaslin?
(a) The animals.
(b) The Indians.
(c) The White Man.
(d) God.

4. What was the name of Carothers' favorite slave with whom he fathered a child?
(a) Emily.
(b) Evangeline.
(c) Eva.
(d) Eunice.

5. Which of the following characters has a premonition about Sam's death, which he finds deeply disturbing?
(a) Sam.
(b) Major de Spain.
(c) Boon.
(d) The young boy.

6. 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 there is going to be another flood.
(c) Because there is no more hunting.
(d) Because a northerner has bought the land.

7. How does the convict react when he hears he must return to prison, this time with an extended sentence?
(a) He is pleased.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is outraged.
(d) He is confused.

8. Which of the following characters believes he has squandered close-range shots when he comes face-to-face with Old Ben?
(a) Major de Spain.
(b) Sam.
(c) The young boy.
(d) Boon.

9. Who accuses Boon of killing Sam?
(a) McCaslin.
(b) The young boy.
(c) Major de Spain.
(d) No one accuses Boon of killing Sam.

10. Whose job is it to bury the body of Old Ben?
(a) The bear's body is not buried.
(b) Major de Spain.
(c) The young boy.
(d) McCalsin.

11. Which of the following characters does Ike NOT visit with when he rides through the woods for the last time?
(a) Boon.
(b) Sam.
(c) Lion.
(d) Ash.

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

13. 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.

14. How are Ike and McCaslin related?
(a) McCaslin is Ike's uncle.
(b) McCaslin is Ike's brother.
(c) McCaslin is Ike's grandfather.
(d) McCaslin is Ike's cousin.

15. In Ike's opinion, who was most responsible for suppressing Blacks in the South?
(a) The government.
(b) The land owners.
(c) The farmers.
(d) The blacks themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ike do for a living now that he has turned down his inheritance?

2. What type of animal is Old Ben?

3. How many of Old Ben's feet have been mangled by traps set by the hunters?

4. Why does the tall convict consider escaping prison for the first time in his life?

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Ike's marriage?

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