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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 4 Wanderers, August 6 Late Summer Ramblings, August 9-13 Some Berries, August 14 Whispers of Fall, August 30, Early September, September 13, September 18, September 20 Clearcuts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Scrap Lumber" describes the author's daily routine of ___________.
(a) Cutting wood and avoiding the biting flies and mosquitoes.
(b) Swimming in the pond and sun bathing.
(c) Sleeping late and watching the birds.
(d) Writing poetry.

2. Giant piles of gravel, steep ridges, and ponds are all evidence of ___________.
(a) The last meteor shower.
(b) The last earthquake.
(c) The last glacier.
(d) The last tornado.

3. The trees that now populate the region are the trees of __________.
(a) A more populated region.
(b) A warmer, temperate climate.
(c) Those planted by man.
(d) A cooler climate.

4. "The Urgency of Spring" is the story of what?
(a) How the author is desperately in need of spring.
(b) How plants and animals reproduce and die.
(c) How the woods is in need of spring's warmth.
(d) How plants and animals cannot wait for spring.

5. During the author's run, what does he notice?
(a) Snow starting to fall.
(b) The leaves have begun to change color.
(c) Several deer in a field.
(d) The first apple leaves starting to fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.

2. After a few weeks, what does Jack learn to do on his own?

3. What does the author awaken to on his first morning?

4. When Europeans arrive, why do they clear the land?

5. When they first arrive at the cabin, who depends on the author for his food and his companionship?

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