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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. How old is Ash in relation to Ike?
(a) Ash and Ike are exactly the same age.
(b) Ash is older than Ike.
(c) No one knows how old Ash is.
(d) Ike is older than Ash.

2. What does Ike do for a living now that he has turned down his inheritance?
(a) He is a bartender.
(b) He is blacksmith.
(c) He is a teacher.
(d) He is a carpenter.

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

4. How did Ash feel after his first hunting trip alone in the woods?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Confused.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Proud.

5. How old is Ike when he moves in with McCaslin?
(a) 51.
(b) 21.
(c) 31.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the fatal wound that strikes down Old Ben?

2. Which of the following characters has a premonition about Sam's death, which he finds deeply disturbing?

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

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

5. How does Old Ben react when the young boy falls upon him in the bushes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do the hunters do to pass the time when they are bored on their hunting trips?

4. What is the reaction from the townsfolk when news spreads that both Old Ben and Sam are dead?

5. According to Sam, what mistake does the young boy make when he goes out into the woods in search of Old Ben on his own?

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

7. Where do the convict and the refugee stay when they leave the Red Cross boat?

8. Who is Fonsiba, and why does Ike feel the need to track her down?

9. Who is Ash?

10. How is Old Ben killed?

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