3. With what has Ike become familiar during his time as a woodsman?
(a) Indian trackers.
(b) Runaway slaves.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Bear prints.

4. Where does Major deSpain want to make Lion sleep?
(a) Chained up to a tree.
(b) In a wagon.
(c) In a hut.
(d) With the other dogs.

5. In what month is Old Ben killed?
(a) November.
(b) May.
(c) January.
(d) December.

6. The day Old Ben is killed started with _______________.
(a) Eggs.
(b) Snow.
(c) Rain.
(d) Whiskey.

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

8. In what month do the men go on their annual trips to hunt Old Ben?
(a) November.
(b) March.
(c) October.
(d) January.

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

10. In what month of the following year does the group return to the camp?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) May.

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

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

13. What is the bear's name in THE BEAR?
(a) Teddy.
(b) Smokey.
(c) Old Ben.
(d) Bruno.

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

15. Many years later, Ike thinks that Sam must have been glad about what?
(a) He killed Old Ben.
(b) He made lots of money.
(c) His life was almost over.
(d) He married a good woman.