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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cows, Early February, March 13 Storm Warnings, March 14 Storm, March 14 After the Storm, March 16, Spring, March 20-21 First Tappers, March 23, March 25 Birch Seeds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "November 8-9 Jack?" the author observes a group of ravens that he has done what for?
(a) Built a nest.
(b) Talked to.
(c) Saved.
(d) Set out food.

2. How does the author act with the townspeople?
(a) He jokes around with them.
(b) He is pleasant.
(c) He ignores them.
(d) He teases them.

3. Now that the leaves have fallen, what can the author do?
(a) Take a break from watching nature.
(b) See for long distances and observe more of the natural world.
(c) Go skiing.
(d) Go deer hunting.

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

5. In town the author meets _________________, who gives him some wood and fixes his chainsaw.
(a) Peter Kinney.
(b) Paul Kinnard.
(c) Perry Kennedy.
(d) Patrick Kearney.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "September 23-26 The Garden," what does the author find after waking up one morning?

3. "October 3 The Annual Rendezvous" is about __________________.

4. Though the weather is still cold in "March 16," the author can see the tracks and furrows of many animals. What does he search for as the sun comes out?

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

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