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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. What is "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack" about?
(a) The author's daily routines and his daily runs.
(b) The author's interest in squirrels.
(c) The author's desire for sugar.
(d) The author's maple syrup-making routine.

2. What does the author notice about the plants in the shade?
(a) They grow slower and sometimes never flower.
(b) They are lighter in color than those in sunlight.
(c) They are larger than those in sunlight.
(d) They grow faster and always flower.

3. What are the author and his son doing as the section "August 30" begins?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Picking blackberries.
(c) Hiking.
(d) Singing.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author find for Jack to sleep on?

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

3. In the section "Time," the author realizes that he has spent over _________ months in the cabin.

4. The author tries to draw conclusions about _____________.

5. Where do the author and his son go In "Early September"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe "October 1 The Foliage." How is "October 1 The Foliage" an important chapter?

2. What does the author do to prepare for winter in "June 12 Early Harvests"?

3. Describe the author's relationship with Jack. What does this reveal about the author?

4. How does "August 9-13 Some Berries" lead to a reflection of the author's childhood?

5. What takes place in "September 20 Clearcuts"?

6. What do the author and his son do together in "Early September"? What does this reveal about them?

7. What takes place in "August 4 Wanderers"?

8. How is the author's sense of smell important to him?

9. What does the author learn about the life cycles of plants and animals in "The Urgency of Spring"?

10. What does the author notice in "October 6 Cherry HIll Drive"? Why might this be important?

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