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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another reason Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?
(a) He had to be a Negro for seventy years.
(b) He had been a slave all his life.
(c) He had lost an arm in the war.
(d) He was in pain all the time.

2. Whose birthdays are celebrated when the men return to camp in the summer?
(a) Ash's.
(b) Sam's.
(c) Ike's.
(d) Major deSpain and General Compson's.

3. What behavior does the dog exhibit?
(a) Never stops growling.
(b) Paces all day and night.
(c) Throws himself against the door repeatedly.
(d) Chews chair legs.

4. What is the dog doing in Sam's hut?
(a) Bashing himself against the door.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Eating.
(d) Lying in front of a fire.

5. To what does Ike compare his first hunting trip?
(a) Witnessing his own birth.
(b) The first day of summer vacation.
(c) Christmas morning.
(d) His 10th birthday.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the narrator been hunting?

2. Who is the cook on the hunting trip?

3. Which one of the men finds the dead colt?

4. What does Ike do when he becomes lost in the wilderness?

5. After inspecting the tracks, what does General Compson think got the colt?

(see the answer key)

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