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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Conservation Esthetic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator buy a farm?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1910s.

2. What is the main argument of this book?
(a) Land ethic.
(b) Reparation.
(c) Social conscience.
(d) Rebuilding.

3. Who does the narrator say is the first animal to awaken in January?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Bear.
(d) Skunk.

4. How long does it take the chicks to grow up and learn to fly after they hatch?
(a) 4 months.
(b) 90 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 30 days.

5. What makes cheat grass inedible for the livestock?
(a) Thorns.
(b) Thick leaves.
(c) Hard stem.
(d) Prickly awns.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, today the honey-colored hills of the northwest mountains are covered with what?

2. According to the narrator, the difficult part about finding a way to return to nature is to find a way to do this without destroying what?

3. How long does it take silphium to mature?

4. Who does the narrator ask to help cut down the oak tree?

5. In Chapter 14, what are the grandfather and grandson cutting down?

(see the answer key)

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