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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ike think is watching him in the woods?
(a) Old Ben.
(b) An escaped slave.
(c) An Indian.
(d) God.

2. Ike notices that the dogs on the hunt can't find _____________.
(a) The trail.
(b) Their way home.
(c) Food.
(d) Their tails.

3. Who shows up at camp to take Ike home?
(a) Boon.
(b) Buddy.
(c) Duke.
(d) Buck.

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

5. When Ike is at his hunting stand-alone, he hears a gunshot and knows that ______________ has been shot.
(a) A buck.
(b) A doe.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) Old Ben.

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

7. What has Ike killed?
(a) A buck.
(b) A doe.
(c) Many birds.
(d) Many rabbits.

8. How long has the narrator been hunting?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) All his life.
(d) 6 years.

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

10. How does Old Ben elude the hunters?
(a) Going over the falls.
(b) Crossing the river.
(c) Going down the river.
(d) Disappearing into a cave.

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

12. Which of the following does not describe Ike's feelings when he compares himself to the timeless woods?
(a) Eager.
(b) Masterful.
(c) Humble.
(d) Fragile.

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

14. Which of the following does not go on the narrator's first hunting trip?
(a) Major deSpain.
(b) Edgar MacKenzie.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Cousin McCaslin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month of the following year does the group return to the camp?

2. What is Ike able to smell in the woods?

3. What is missing from camp when Ike is 14?

4. What does Ike think of Old Ben when he finally sees him?

5. What does Sam have shut in his hut?

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