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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "March 14 After the Storm," why does the author go into town again?
(a) To buy supplies.
(b) To talk to his friends.
(c) To have breakfast at the diner.
(d) To find dead cattle.

2. In another very detailed dream, he is looking for a place to rest but is suddenly swept away by ______________ elephants.
(a) Graceful.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Gentle.
(d) Menacing.

3. In "April 2 Dreams," the author remembers a couple of dreams from how long ago?
(a) Hours before.
(b) Years before.
(c) Nights before.
(d) Decades before.

4. In "March 20-21 First Tappers," what does the author notice about the squirrels?
(a) They are very fat.
(b) They look ill.
(c) They look confused.
(d) Strange behavior.

5. Whom does the author ask to go fishing with him in "May 4 Smelting"?
(a) Bill.
(b) Joe.
(c) Bob.
(d) Jerry.

6. The author is quite proud about __________.
(a) The progress of his research.
(b) The progress of his garden.
(c) The progress of the ravens.
(d) The progress of his cutting.

7. In "January 31," the author must deal with extreme cold weather as well as the return of _______.
(a) The mice.
(b) The deer.
(c) The ravens.
(d) The flies.

8. The author also writes about the miniature plants left over from _________that make their homes close to the ground?
(a) The previous owner of the cabin.
(b) Previous generations of settlers.
(c) Previous ice ages.
(d) A couple of centuries ago.

9. The author visits his son's school in __________________.
(a) "December 11."
(b) "December 9."
(c) "December 10."
(d) "December 8."

10. What surprises the author about the firefly larva which he finds on his way to the cabin?
(a) It is glowing just like the adult.
(b) It is identical to the adult.
(c) It is the same size as the adult.
(d) It is nothing like the adult.

11. According to the farmer, how do most people use the dead calves?
(a) To feed ravens.
(b) To feed cattle.
(c) To bait bears.
(d) To bait coyotes.

12. The author drives his son back to _____________ in "April 28."
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New York.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Maine.

13. The author and his son watch a ______________ fly up into the sky and then circle back down to the ground.
(a) Woodpecker.
(b) Canadian goose.
(c) Mallard.
(d) Woodcock.

14. In "April 28 Free Search," the author goes on a nature walk _______________.
(a) Without looking where he was going.
(b) Looking for something in particular.
(c) Without looking for anything in particular.
(d) Without paying attention to where he was.

15. In "Excursions," what creatures are endangered because of high quantities of mercury and PCB in the water?
(a) Blue herons.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Sea gulls.
(d) Bald eagles.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author ponders about the first Native Americans who discovered __________.

2. When the author goes for a walk in his snowshoes, what does he observe?

3. For how many days does the intensive class which the author teaches every winter at his cabin last?

4. The author describes the awakening life in what chapter?

5. What does the author do before cooking and eating the fish that he and his neighbor catch?

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