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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. The families have lived in the area since _________, and the author is a friend of the descendants of those first settlers.
(a) 1697.
(b) 1796.
(c) 1769.
(d) 1967.

2. What caused the animals in the region to change?
(a) The changing climate.
(b) The change in the landscape.
(c) The change in the food supply.
(d) The coming of man.

3. What does the author reflect on as he gathers bunches of berries?
(a) Earlier times in his childhood.
(b) His marriage.
(c) His son.
(d) Earlier months of his stay in the cabin.

4. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.
(a) Deserts.
(b) Swamps.
(c) Forests.
(d) Glaciers.

5. In "August 9-13 Some Berries," the author is in search of some _____________.
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Strawberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author and his son plant a ______ oak near the cabin.

2. The author notices the trees and flowers blooming and climbs up into _______________ where he has built a lookout to observe the natural world.

3. The two men catch up on what has been going on in the area, including _____________ protest of a logging operation.

4. What does the section "August 4 Wanderers" describe?

5. Giant piles of gravel, steep ridges, and ponds are all evidence of ___________.

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