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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which one of the men finds the dead colt?
(a) General Compson.
(b) Major deSpain.
(c) Ike.
(d) Sam.

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

4. Who is the dog that hunts Old Ben?
(a) Lion.
(b) Lucius.
(c) Leo.
(d) Lucky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ike see in his dreams?

2. What does Ike see when he looks up from pondering the ground around him?

3. Who is the man that kills Old Ben?

4. What behavior does the dog exhibit?

5. Why does Sam say this dog will be able to hunt Old Ben?

Short Essay Questions

1. How old is Ike at the beginning of Chapter 4 and what is the setting for the chapter?

2. Many years later, what does Ike realize about Sam and the colt and about Sam's life in general?

3. How has Old Ben become an integral part of Ike's life?

4. Who is Lucas Quintus and why does Ike feel his grandfather is responsible for him and others?

5. Why does Sam think Lion will be perfect to hunt Old Ben?

6. How does Sam introduce Lion who comes to be part of the hunting team?

7. Name some important motifs in this story.

8. What is the premise of Chapter 5?

9. Describe the mysterious circumstances of Sam's death as discovered by the men who return to camp.

10. Describe Lion.

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