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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Urgency of Spring, June 12 Early Harvests, Jack, Bedrock, Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?
(a) Swarms of flies.
(b) Deer.
(c) Bats.
(d) Swarms of mosquitoes.

2. What does the author find for Jack to sleep on?
(a) A straw mattress.
(b) A wood pile.
(c) A twin bed.
(d) A blanket.

3. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.
(a) Darkness.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Light.
(d) Sound.

4. What does the author awaken to on his first morning?
(a) The sound of cars.
(b) Quiet.
(c) The many different birdcalls.
(d) Frogs croaking.

5. In "Jack," what details are given about the author?
(a) The author's relationship with his son.
(b) The author's relationship with his neighbor.
(c) The author's relationship with the raven he captured when it was a baby.
(d) The author's relationship with a young deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "Time," the author realizes that he has spent over _________ months in the cabin.

2. "The Urgency of Spring" is the story of what?

3. The author has observed that the small cemeteries are full of the families who first came to the area and that the majority of gravestones belong to whom?

4. "Beginnings" deals with the author's goals for the _________ he will spend in the cabin.

5. In the section "June 12 Early Harvests," the author continues felling trees and splitting wood for __________.

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