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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ike decides to dedicate his life to the wilderness to learn patience and ______________.
(a) Skill.
(b) Humility.
(c) Abundance.
(d) Fear.

2. How much does the dog weigh?
(a) 90 pounds.
(b) 75 pounds.
(c) 150 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

3. Why does Ike throw down his gun during the attack on Old Ben?
(a) To grab his dog.
(b) To use his bow and arrow.
(c) To get bullets out of his pocket.
(d) To run away.

4. Ike feels that Sam is a _____________.
(a) God.
(b) Nuisance.
(c) Duke.
(d) Prince.

5. Why does Old Ben run the other bears off?
(a) He is so huge.
(b) He is the head bear.
(c) He is always angry.
(d) He is hungry.

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

7. Why does the group return to camp the following summer?
(a) To go fishing.
(b) To have a memorial for Ash.
(c) To celebrate birthdays.
(d) To build a cabin.

8. What color eyes does the dog have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blue.
(c) Grey.
(d) Yellow.

9. The opening line of Chapter 2 is "So he should have hated and feared _____________."
(a) Lion.
(b) His father.
(c) Himself.
(d) God.

10. Which one of the men finds the dead colt?
(a) General Compson.
(b) Major deSpain.
(c) Sam.
(d) Ike.

11. How many strangers show up at the camp to watch the first day of the hunt?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 25.
(d) 7.

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

13. What does Ike see in his dreams?
(a) A pretty girl.
(b) A hunting dog.
(c) A new rifle.
(d) Old Ben.

14. Who is the mentor to the narrator?
(a) Sam Fathers.
(b) Sandy Feathers.
(c) Sam Feathers.
(d) Seth Fathers.

15. What does Ike see when he looks up from pondering the ground around him?
(a) The sky.
(b) A doe.
(c) Old Ben.
(d) An Indian tracker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many years later, Ike thinks about the incident and realizes that _________ knew what killed the colt.

2. The day Old Ben is killed started with _______________.

3. Which of the following does Boon not do for Lion?

4. Ike notices that the dogs on the hunt can't find _____________.

5. What is one of the reasons Ike thinks Sam must be glad his life is almost over?

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