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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 14 To Find Small Caterpillars, Burning Wood, Scents and Sounds, Trees, October 26-30, Election Time, November 8-9 Jack?, The Moon, Habits and Hunts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author writes about the delicate relationship between _________.
(a) The Earth and the stars.
(b) The Earth and the rest of the solar system.
(c) The Earth and the sun.
(d) The Earth and the moon.

2. What is "October 10 Home Chores" about?
(a) The author's family.
(b) The author's records of his experiences.
(c) The author's peculiar style of living in the cabin.
(d) The author's chores.

3. In "Burning Wood," the author writes that he is happy he has cut down so much wood, and it has given him a feeling of accomplishment. Nevertheless, what is he annoyed about?
(a) He is very sore from chopping wood.
(b) His stove is efficient at cooking food but inefficient at heating his cabin.
(c) He is still in need of more wood.
(d) The wood is filled with insects.

4. Eventually, what does Jack do?
(a) He flies away from the author and the cabin and does not return.
(b) He attacks the author.
(c) He moves back home.
(d) He returns to school.

5. In "Late Summer Ramblings," the author writes about the changing of the seasons and the life cycle of ________.
(a) The moth.
(b) Man.
(c) The raven.
(d) The deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author reflect on as he gathers bunches of berries?

2. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.

3. One raven flies close to the author, circles away, and then comes back. At this point, what is the author wondering about?

4. After the author runs, how does he feel?

5. The families have lived in the area since _________, and the author is a friend of the descendants of those first settlers.

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