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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Jack," what details are given about the author?
(a) The author's relationship with a young deer.
(b) The author's relationship with his neighbor.
(c) The author's relationship with the raven he captured when it was a baby.
(d) The author's relationship with his son.

2. In "Trees," the author writes about using trees as _______.
(a) Energy.
(b) A source of paper.
(c) A means of blocking the sun.
(d) Food.

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

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

5. What does the author do to the mice?
(a) He feeds them.
(b) He exterminates them.
(c) He names them.
(d) He lures them outside.

6. "October 3 The Annual Rendezvous" is about __________________.
(a) A party that the author hosts up on the mountain every year.
(b) A dinner meeting the author holds every year for his colleagues.
(c) A faculty meeting held for all college professors.
(d) A party the author attends every year.

7. 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) His stove is efficient at cooking food but inefficient at heating his cabin.
(b) He is very sore from chopping wood.
(c) He is still in need of more wood.
(d) The wood is filled with insects.

8. When little mice first start to join the author in his cabin, he thinks they are ___________.
(a) Annoying.
(b) Scary.
(c) Cute.
(d) Disgusting.

9. In the section "Election Time," the author's ______________ is visiting for a deer hunt.
(a) Son.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Cousin.
(d) Niece.

10. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.
(a) Warmth.
(b) Sound.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Light.

11. What does the author awaken to on his first morning?
(a) The sound of cars.
(b) Quiet.
(c) The many different birdcalls.
(d) Frogs croaking.

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

13. Where do the author and his son go In "Early September"?
(a) The county fair.
(b) The state fair.
(c) The farmer's market.
(d) The art fair.

14. On what does the author base his conclusions?
(a) On his experiments.
(b) On his observations.
(c) On previously discovered scientific evidence.
(d) On his assumptions.

15. In the section "Scents and Sounds," to what does the author listen?
(a) The sounds of the night.
(b) The sounds of the afternoon.
(c) The sounds of the evening.
(d) The sounds of the morning.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author observes a pair of swallows in a nest by his cabin and how quickly they move on with their lives when ____________.

3. In the section "September 23-26 The Garden," the author observes what about the green beans and squash he planted?

4. The author writes about the delicate relationship between _________.

5. The trees that now populate the region are the trees of __________.

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