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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. What does the Old Man say that Bobby has to practice in order to use the gun in Chapter 1?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Bullet shooting.
(c) Rifle practice.
(d) Gun safety.

2. What does the Old Man say that he is doing when he is sitting quietly on the dock?
(a) Worrying.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Meditating.

3. What kind of a hunt does Bobby go on with the Indians?
(a) Goose.
(b) Duck.
(c) Buck.
(d) Squirrel.

4. In September, what does the Old Man take Bobby fishing for on the weekends?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Spearfish.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Bluefish.

5. What are the women doing in Chapter 10 that makes Bobby nervous?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Complaining.
(d) Cleaning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bobby have to do with the fish before they go to bed in Chapter 4?

2. What time does the Old Man consider special and valuable?

3. What does Bobby like to do with his friends instead of going to church?

4. What does the Old Man want the boy to exercise regarding shooting in Chapter 13?

5. What does the Old Man talk to Bobby about as they walk along the wet sea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bobby's experience with the goat he purchases.

2. Describe Bobby.

3. Why does the Old Man discourage Bobby from getting a horse?

4. Describe Bob's new gun that he receives in Chapter 1.

5. Describe the turtle that Bobby finds with the Old Man.

6. Why does Bobby receive a gun from the Old Man as he turns 11?

7. How does Bobby learn to shoot ducks in Chapter 3?

8. How does Bobby adapt and succeed at shooting a buck?

9. Describe Bobby's experience of "becoming a man" in Chapter 6.

10. Describe what the Old Man says and does about summer time and fishing.

(see the answer keys)

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