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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. People tend to ignore song birds that do what?

2. Who lives in the hollow oak trees?

3. In the morning sunlight, the painting is sprayed with what?

4. What kind of tracks does the narrator follow in Chapter One?

5. How many acres of land does the narrator legally own?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much land does the narrator say he owns?

2. What two natural enemies do the plover and man have in common?

3. How does the meadow mouse live in the winter?

4. What does the narrator consider special about the woodcock?

5. When the narrator sees two woodcocks sky dance, what does he not know about them?

6. What is the main argument of this book?

7. Why does the narrator consider the oak tree special?

8. What is the narrator trying to record when he goes out in the morning?

9. To what does the narrator ascribe his likes and dislikes in plants?

10. How does the bur oak survive the prairie fires?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Leopold's view of wildlife in American culture. What are the three different values that people have when it comes to nature? Which are most important and why? What roles do wildlife managers and administrators play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of governmental policies and regulations with respect to wildlife and wilderness. Are the policies consistent? What interests do they mean to protect - wildlife or people? Or does it depend on the circumstances? What are Leopold's views? Use the migratory birds and grizzly bears as examples.

Essay Topic 3

Leopold uses specific plants and animals. Give at least five examples of specific plants and animals. Describe them and how he uses them. Explain why he uses them and not others.

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