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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Sam tell Ike that Old Ben stays away from him?
(a) Because he likes Ike.
(b) Because he doesn't like humans.
(c) Because Ike can smell him.
(d) Because of his gun.

3. After inspecting the tracks, what does General Compson think got the colt?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A human.
(c) A cougar.
(d) A panther.

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

5. What is Ike able to smell in the woods?
(a) The odor of fear.
(b) Gun smoke.
(c) Moldy leaves.
(d) Old campfires.

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

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

8. Why does Sam say this dog will be able to hunt Old Ben?
(a) He is young.
(b) He is a trained hunting dog.
(c) He cannot be tamed.
(d) He is tenacious.

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

10. What does General Compson say happened to the colt?
(a) It was stolen.
(b) It was shot by mistake.
(c) It ran away.
(d) A panther got it.

11. The wild dog is part mastiff and part _____________.
(a) Terrier.
(b) Spaniel.
(c) Collie.
(d) Airedale.

12. What does Ike do when he becomes lost in the wilderness?
(a) Shouts.
(b) Goes to sleep.
(c) Cries.
(d) Sits on a log.

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

14. Ike feels that Boon is a _______________.
(a) Commoner.
(b) Trustworthy person.
(c) Hard worker.
(d) Religious zealot.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ike see in his dreams?

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

3. Who is the narrator?

4. Whose birthdays are celebrated when the men return to camp in the summer?

5. What is the dog's color compared to?

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