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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ike do when he becomes lost in the wilderness?

2. What does Sam have shut in his hut?

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

4. What behavior does the dog exhibit?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the humorous scene in which Ike finds Boon trying to fix his gun to shoot squirrels.

2. What does Ike believe God's intentions are for land?

3. What does Ike mean when he says there is no death?

4. What is the final disposition of the camp by Major deSpain?

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

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

7. Describe Lion's death the next day.

8. What does Ike believe to be the story behind the $1,000 legacy?

9. What do Ike and McCaslin discuss as they look at their land and what is Ike's opinion of what his grandfather actually purchased when he bought the land?

10. What is the premise of Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of man vs. nature. Identify at least two themes about man vs. nature in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Ike and his cousin, McCaslin. How are they different? How are they similar? What beliefs do they have in common and what beliefs separate them?

Essay Topic 3

THE BEAR is a classic coming of age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this story fit into this category? Explain.

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