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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. Which of the following adjectives does Ike use to describe the process of buying and selling land?
(a) Boring.
(b) Genius.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Foolish.

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

3. How does Old Ben react when the young boy falls upon him in the bushes?
(a) Old Ben is amused.
(b) Old Ben is outraged.
(c) Old Ben is terrified.
(d) Old Ben is apathetic.

4. What is the last thing Boon says to Ike before Ike leaves him alone in the woods?
(a) "They're mine!"
(b) "I'm sorry!"
(c) "Say goodbye!"
(d) "Get out of my woods!"

5. After a boy kills his first deer in the woods, what does the boy traditionally do with that deer's blood?
(a) Smears it on his face.
(b) Drinks it.
(c) Drains it into the river.
(d) Bottles it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the war that ended slavery in the South?

2. Who does Ike claim profited greatly from the process of buying and selling land?

3. Which of the following men is solely responsible for killing Old Ben?

4. How old is Ike when he moves in with McCaslin?

5. What effect does Ike believe the Emancipation Proclamation had on race relations in the South?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ike and McCaslin learn the dark truth of their family's history on the plantation?

2. What happens in the story when the young boy turns sixteen?

3. Who is Lion, and how does he react the first time he comes face-to-face with Old Ben?

4. Why must the convict and Cajun man eventually part ways?

5. How does Ike live his life after he decides not to accept his inherited land?

6. How do the hunters learn that Old Ben is not an indestructible force of nature?

7. What happens when the convict meets the woman of his dreams at a refugee camp?

8. How does Ike respond when he learns that he has inherited a large chunk of land from his father's will?

9. What casualties are incurred while Old Ben is fighting for his life in the moments before his death?

10. Who or what kills Major de Spain's colt?

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