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

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

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

4. What is the dog's color compared to?
(a) A blued gun barrel.
(b) Tar.
(c) A chestnut.
(d) Snow.

5. Sam's plan is to alternate feeding and starving the dog until ____________________.
(a) He can be touched.
(b) He can track.
(c) He can be trained.
(d) He can trust.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ike able to smell in the woods?

2. The following November, who shoots at Old Ben and draws blood?

3. When Ike is at his hunting stand-alone, he hears a gunshot and knows that ______________ has been shot.

4. The opening line of Chapter 2 is "So he should have hated and feared _____________."

5. What is the bear's name in THE BEAR?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ike describe his feelings of being in the power of the wilderness?

2. What is the setting for this story?

3. What unusual behavior did his father and uncle exhibit regarding the family slaves?

4. What are the circumstances in which Ike first encounters Old Ben?

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

6. How does the author use a flashback to reveal information through the narrator?

7. What is the reasoning for Sam's training method?

8. Who is the narrator and what does he share with the reader at the beginning of the book?

9. How does Sam react after Old Ben is killed?

10. What did Ike learn about freedom from Old Ben?

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