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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Many years later, Ike thinks about the incident and realizes that _________ knew what killed the colt.
(a) Major deSpain.
(b) Sam.
(c) General Compson.
(d) Ash.

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

3. What does Ike think of Old Ben when he finally sees him?
(a) He is not as big as he has always imagined.
(b) He is cowardly.
(c) He is beautiful.
(d) He is seriously ugly.

4. Which of the following does Boon not do for Lion?
(a) Sings to him.
(b) Cares for him.
(c) Sleeps with hi.
(d) Feed him.

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

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

7. What do Ike and Sam agree they need to hunt Old Ben?
(a) An Indian tracker.
(b) The right dog.
(c) A better rifle.
(d) Better instincts.

8. How many times is Old Ben spotted that first day of that hunting season?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 0.
(d) 4.

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

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

11. What do Ike and Sam come across when riding together?
(a) Old Ben's paw mark.
(b) A cabin.
(c) An abandoned mill.
(d) A waterfall.

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

13. What is missing from camp when Ike is 14?
(a) Food.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) A gun.
(d) A colt.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Ike killed?

2. Which of the following does not describe Ike's feelings when he compares himself to the timeless woods?

3. Who is the dog that hunts Old Ben?

4. After inspecting the tracks, what does General Compson think got the colt?

5. In what month is Old Ben killed?

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