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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. 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.

2. Who steals the gold coins that were promised to Ike in his inheritance?
(a) His nephew.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His father.

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

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

5. Who does the dog, Lion, belong to?
(a) Boon.
(b) Sam.
(c) Major de Spain.
(d) The young boy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While walking along the water, the convict finds a small hut raised up on what?

3. Who do the hunters send along with the young boy to the liquor store?

4. Why must the Cajun man and the convict move on from the small hut near the water?

5. Who finally sells the land on which the hunting camp is located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens when Ike runs into Boon one last time in the woods?

6. How is Old Ben killed?

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

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

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

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

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