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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ike takes his new gun and ______________ with him when he goes out to look for Old Ben.
(a) A compass.
(b) A knapsack.
(c) A bedroll.
(d) A canteen.

2. What is one of the reasons Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?
(a) He was sad about the state of the world.
(b) He was really sick.
(c) He was just too tired all the time.
(d) He had no more family still alive.

3. What does Ike say is present on all the hunting trips?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Grits.

4. What is the dog's color compared to?
(a) Tar.
(b) A chestnut.
(c) A blued gun barrel.
(d) Snow.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Ike compare his first hunting trip?

2. Who dies at sundown?

3. The opening line of Chapter 2 is "So he should have hated and feared _____________."

4. How many old bullets do the men find in Old Ben?

5. What does Sam have shut in his hut?

(see the answer key)

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