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

2. Why is the tall convict no longer required to serve the rest of his sentence from before the flood?
(a) Because the fat convict has taken on the rest of his sentence.
(b) Because he was absolved by the governor.
(c) Because he was declared legally dead.
(d) Because he has completed his duty by saving the refugee.

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

4. How many of Old Ben's feet have been mangled by traps set by the hunters?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What is Boon's last name?
(a) Fogganmeck.
(b) Mogganfeck.
(c) Bogganheck.
(d) Hogganbeck.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season of the year does the young boy spend hunting Old Ben?

2. What animal did Ash encounter in the woods the first time he went hunting on his own?

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

4. After a boy kills his first deer in the woods, what does the boy traditionally do with that deer's blood?

5. Who accuses Boon of killing Sam?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Old Ben killed?

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

3. 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?

4. How did Ash attempt to outshine Ike as children, and what was the result of his attempt?

5. What does Ike claim is the curse that has landed in the South?

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

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

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

9. How old is the young boy at the opening of the story, "The Bear", and what is he waiting to do?

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

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