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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 is the dog doing in Sam's hut?
(a) Lying in front of a fire.
(b) Eating.
(c) Bashing himself against the door.
(d) Sleeping.

2. Who is the man that kills Old Ben?
(a) Boon.
(b) Boomer.
(c) Buck.
(d) Bubba.

3. Why does Old Ben run the other bears off?
(a) He is hungry.
(b) He is so huge.
(c) He is always angry.
(d) He is the head bear.

4. What is the name of the dog Sam is training?
(a) Lion.
(b) Duke.
(c) Buck.
(d) Max.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Ike feels that Boon is a _______________.

2. What does Ike say is present on all the hunting trips?

3. Who is the mentor to the narrator?

4. Which of the following does not describe Ike's dog when Ike ambushed Old Ben?

5. With what has Ike become familiar during his time as a woodsman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ike get irritated with Boon and what memory does the experience bring back for Ike?

2. Describe what Ike finds in the area with the two graves.

3. How does Ike describe the area of the graves as he leaves the place for the last time?

4. Describe Lion.

5. What city is Ike and Boon's ultimate destination and where do they stop first?

6. What does Old Ben symbolize and why do Ike and Sam refuse to shoot him?

7. What memory of Ash trying to shoot does Ike recall as he walks into the woods?

8. What is the symbolism of Ike's last trip into the wilderness?

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

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

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