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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 23-26 The Garden, September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack, October 1 The Foliage, October 3 The Rendevous, October 6 Cherry Hill Drive, October 7 Housemates, October 8 Moose, October 10 Home Chores, October 11-13, Flying Samaras and Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author observes a pair of swallows in a nest by his cabin and how quickly they move on with their lives when ____________.
(a) Their baby birds are killed.
(b) Their eggs hatch.
(c) Their nest is destroyed.
(d) They are injured while protecting their nest.

2. As he climbs closer to a bog, he notices not just berries, but also the many _______________ that will later come into season.
(a) Huckleberries and holly.
(b) Cranberries and holly.
(c) Cranberries and figs.
(d) Huckleberries and figs.

3. In "Beginnings," the author tells us that he has what kind of contact with the outside world?
(a) A telephone in his bedroom.
(b) A cell phone.
(c) A telephone in the neighbor's outhouse.
(d) A walkie-talkie.

4. After running in "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack," how does the author feel?
(a) Bored.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Refreshed and energized.
(d) Tired and sore.

5. When Europeans arrive, why do they clear the land?
(a) To make room for more people to come.
(b) To make it suitable for agriculture.
(c) To be able to watch the sun rise and set.
(d) To make is suitable for living.

Short Answer Questions

1. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.

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

3. In the section "September 20 Clearcuts," the author observes some wasps. This makes him think back to _____________.

4. In "August 9-13 Some Berries," the author is in search of some _____________.

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

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