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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has grown up into a man by the end of the novel?
(a) Bobby.
(b) Mr. Howard.
(c) Spencer.
(d) Dick.

2. What do the Old Man and Bobby take time to maintain that Bobby likes to play in Chapter 16?
(a) Treehouses.
(b) Cellars.
(c) Forests.
(d) Caves.

3. What shooting did Bobby do by accident that he admits?
(a) Duck.
(b) Buck.
(c) Quail.
(d) Geese.

4. As he has gotten older, what does the Old Man think he does not have to do as much?
(a) Try as hard.
(b) Answer the phone.
(c) Cook and clean.
(d) Fight.

5. What does the Old Man first say that he envies Bobby for in Chapter 25?
(a) Being silly.
(b) Being carefree.
(c) Being jobless.
(d) Being a boy.

6. What does Bobby find that he receives more of when he goes quail hunting with the Old Man in Chapter 20?
(a) Quail.
(b) Used bullets.
(c) Noise.
(d) Wounds.

7. After what day do the locals leave the beach in Chapter 18?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Christmas Day.
(c) Memorial Day.
(d) Labor Day.

8. What does Bobby consider nonsense in Chapter 22?
(a) Chaucer.
(b) Spencer.
(c) Faust.
(d) Shakespeare.

9. What does the Old Man say there is a time and place for?
(a) Every person.
(b) Every skill.
(c) Every job.
(d) Every behavior.

10. Who brags and drives the Old Man crazy while hunting?
(a) Bobby.
(b) McIntyre.
(c) Greyson.
(d) Svenson.

11. What kind of character does the Old Man warn Bobby to not be in Chapter 25?
(a) Noble.
(b) Greedy.
(c) Cruel.
(d) Selfish.

12. What is the month of March too early to do for according to the Old Man?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Camping.
(d) Hunting.

13. What kind of hunting does Bobby go on in Chapter 28?
(a) Goose.
(b) Duck.
(c) Deer.
(d) Pheasant.

14. What does the Old Man compare his favorite month of hunting to?
(a) His grandchildren.
(b) His phase of life.
(c) His approach to meditation.
(d) His desire for food.

15. Where do the Old Man and Bobby pretend they are in Chapter 25?
(a) Church.
(b) Bar.
(c) Jacuzzi.
(d) Pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Old Man say you have to be crazy to like hunting?

2. How much money does the animal that the Old Man buys for Bobby cost?

3. What kinds of ducks can be hard to differentiate according to the Old Man?

4. Where does Bobby wait to shoot near a cornfield?

5. Who does Bobby accompany on missions to chase down bootleggers?

(see the answer keys)

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