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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. In what type of landscape does the Cajun man spend his days hunting?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In the desert.
(c) In the swamps.
(d) In the lakes.

2. What type of animal is Boon hunting when Ike falls upon him under the tree?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Bear.
(c) Deer.
(d) Squirrel.

3. Why does the tall convict consider escaping prison for the first time in his life?
(a) Because he feels threatened behind bars.
(b) Because he feels a sense of injustice.
(c) Because he is bored with prison life.
(d) Because he has fallen in love.

4. Who does Ike believe is the rightful owner of the hunting land that he lives on with McCaslin?
(a) The animals.
(b) God.
(c) The White Man.
(d) The Indians.

5. Who finally sells the land on which the hunting camp is located?
(a) Ike.
(b) Major de Spain.
(c) Boon.
(d) McCaslin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the convict and the Cajun man communicate?

2. Who steals the gold coins that were promised to Ike in his inheritance?

3. What was the name of the war that ended slavery in the South?

4. What does the doctor claim is the reason for Sam's death?

5. Where does Lion sleep at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of relationship do Boon and Ike have?

2. Who or what kills Major de Spain's colt?

3. How old is the young boy at the opening of the story, "The Bear", and what is he waiting to do?

4. What do the hunters do to pass the time when they are bored on their hunting trips?

5. What happens when the convict meets the woman of his dreams at a refugee camp?

6. How do the hunters learn that Old Ben is not an indestructible force of nature?

7. What does Ike claim is the curse that has landed in the South?

8. Who finally sells the land on which the hunting camp once stood?

9. How does the convict spend his time during the week he lives with the Cajun man?

10. Who does Ike visit with as he rides through the woods one last time?

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