The Dog of the South Test | Final Test - Medium

Charles Portis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dog of the South Test | Final Test - Medium

Charles Portis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who does Ray take with him to the Dupree farm?
(a) Victor and Dr. Symes.
(b) Dr. Symes and his mother.
(c) Webster and Popo.
(d) Victor and Webster.

2. What did Mrs. Symes leave to Melba?
(a) Her jewelry.
(b) Her china doll collection.
(c) Her home.
(d) The Tabernacle.

3. What does Dr. Symes now want to do on the island?
(a) Drill for oil.
(b) Create a theme park.
(c) Develop condominiums.
(d) Sell it to the government.

4. What is noticeable about the item in #122?
(a) It is not moving.
(b) It is soaking wet.
(c) It is deep in mud.
(d) It is smoking.

5. How did the person in #141 lose track of Ray?
(a) He got lost during a storm.
(b) He went to the wrong farm.
(c) He got sick and couldn't continue.
(d) He decided to take a shortcut.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Ray and the others go to try to wait out the storm?

2. What does Dr. Symes discover at his mother's house?

3. What are the boys to do when they reach the Dupree farm?

4. What do Ray and the boys eat?

5. Norma tells Ray that Dupree was trying to connect with two people who were __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason that Norma had followed Guy during his travels?

2. What is Ray's plan with the two boys to gain entrance into Guy's house?

3. What becomes of Ray and Norma after they return home?

4. What is Dr. Symes' new plan for the island after he discovers some of his mother's insurance checks?

5. What is Ray's plan for whisking Norma away from the farm if he has no vehicle?

6. What has been Norma's contact with Guy since he dropped her off at the hospital?

7. What does Ray find at Leet's Motor Ranch that angers him?

8. What does Christine do that angers Ray, and why does he take Victor and Spooner with him to the Dupree farm?

9. Why is Guy devastated during his interactions with the radical photographers?

10. What do Jack and Ray do separately after the end of the storm?

(see the answer keys)

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