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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. After the author runs, how does he feel?
(a) Relaxed and content.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Tired and sore.
(d) Bored.
2. The author notes more evidence of the seasons changing in "August 14 Whispers of Fall." Who comes for a visit?
(a) The author's daughter Erica.
(b) The author's son Stuart and his daughter Erica.
(c) The author's wife.
(d) The author's son Stuart, his daughter Erica, and two friends.
3. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?
(a) Bats.
(b) Swarms of flies.
(c) Deer.
(d) Swarms of mosquitoes.
4. Though the pair is hunting on election day, the author observes what?
(a) He wonders who he would have voted for.
(b) It really has no meaning to them, so removed from the real world.
(c) There are quite a few others out hunting instead of voting.
(d) He feels the need to vote.
5. In the section "Election Time," the author's ______________ is visiting for a deer hunt.
(a) Cousin.
(b) Son.
(c) Niece.
(d) Nephew.
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. What does the author do to the mice?
3. During the author's run, what does he notice?
4. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.
5. In "October 1 The Foliage," what happens for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place in "August 4 Wanderers"?
2. How is the logging business important to the people of this region?
3. What takes place in "The Time of Birdsong"? Why is this important to the author?
4. How does Jack act like other ravens? How does the author predict this?
5. Describe the author's first morning in the cabin. What can be predicted regarding his stay in this cabin based on this information?
6. How is the author like Jack? Why?
7. What does the author learn about living simply in his first two months?
8. What takes place in "August 14 Whispers of Fall"?
9. What happens to the author's vegetables? How might he feel about this?
10. What does the author do in "Election Time?" How does this reveal his feelings regarding elections?
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