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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. Who do the hunters send along with the young boy to the liquor store?
(a) Sam.
(b) Major de Spain.
(c) Boon.
(d) Lion.
2. Which of the following animals does the hunter, Major de Spain, mysteriously lose in the night?
(a) A mare.
(b) A colt.
(c) A calf.
(d) A heiffer.
3. In what state does Ike's cousin, Fonsiba, live?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Texas.
(d) Arkansas.
4. What is the only thing the young boy brings with him when he goes out, for the second time alone, in search of Old Ben?
(a) A knife.
(b) A compass.
(c) A hunting dog.
(d) A bandanna.
5. How did Ash feel after his first hunting trip alone in the woods?
(a) Terrified.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Confused.
(d) Proud.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is the young boy when his true name is finally revealed to the readers?
2. How many years does the governor decide to add to the tall convict's sentence for attempted escape?
3. What does the doctor claim is the reason for Sam's death?
4. How does the convict feel when he is out hunting with the Cajun man?
5. What type of animal is Boon hunting when Ike falls upon him under the tree?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Fonsiba, and why does Ike feel the need to track her down?
2. Who is Lion, and how does he react the first time he comes face-to-face with Old Ben?
3. What does Ike claim is the curse that has landed in the South?
4. Where do the convict and the refugee stay when they leave the Red Cross boat?
5. What happens when the convict meets the woman of his dreams at a refugee camp?
6. How do Ike and McCaslin learn the dark truth of their family's history on the plantation?
7. How do the hunters learn that Old Ben is not an indestructible force of nature?
8. What is the reaction from the townsfolk when news spreads that both Old Ben and Sam are dead?
9. How does the Cajun man hunt alligators?
10. Why must the convict and Cajun man eventually part ways?
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