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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does McCaslin do when he arrives in camp?
(a) Eats breakfast.
(b) Empties the shells from Boon's gun.
(c) Asks Boon if he killed Sam.
(d) Takes Boon's gun.

2. How many old bullets do the men find in Old Ben?
(a) 117.
(b) 52.
(c) 10.
(d) 23.

3. Which relative of Ike's was caught having an affair with a black cook?
(a) Uncle McCaslin.
(b) Uncle Hubert.
(c) Uncle Morty.
(d) Uncle Herbert.

4. What is the name of the sawmill with a commissary?
(a) Hokes.
(b) Merritt.
(c) Melton.
(d) Wichita.

5. What month is it when Chapter 3 begins?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) February.
(d) December.

6. Who is the man who sells the whiskey to Boon and Ike?
(a) Mr. Samuels.
(b) Mr. Salisbury.
(c) Mr. Semmes.
(d) Mr. Simpson.

7. Who is responsible for cooking in the camp?
(a) Buck.
(b) Ash.
(c) Ike.
(d) Boon.

8. According to McCaslin, men fought the Civil War because of their love of the land and ______________.
(a) Anger.
(b) Courage.
(c) Vengeance.
(d) Honor.

9. Who is sent to get a doctor?
(a) Tennie's Jim.
(b) Boon.
(c) Ash.
(d) Ike.

10. Ike and his uncle moved out of their big house and let ___________ move in.
(a) Slaves.
(b) Other relatives.
(c) Squatters.
(d) Strangers.

11. How many strangers have shown up in camp to watch the hunt for Old Ben?
(a) 11.
(b) 2.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

12. Ike recalls a time when he bought ______________.
(a) A new suit.
(b) New boots.
(c) A wild pony.
(d) A suede hat.

13. At what age can the designated person collect the legacy?
(a) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 16.

14. There were rumors that the slaves _____________________.
(a) Held huge parties in the big house.
(b) Held demonic sacrifices.
(c) Fixed up the big house.
(d) Ran wild in the forest at night.

15. What is Boon's greatest vice?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Women.
(c) Cigars.
(d) Cigarettes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sam Fathers learned both pride and ______________ in his life.

2. Which of the following is not part of the ledger that Ike reads?

3. Who does Ike think is the father of the slave girl's child?

4. For whom does Boon want to ride to get a doctor after Old Ben is killed?

5. Which of the men jumps on Old Ben and stabs him?

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