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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which bog is the author's favorite?

3. The author and his neighbor _________ go ice fishing in "April 3 Ice Fishing."

4. The author and his son watch a ______________ fly up into the sky and then circle back down to the ground.

5. In "April 4 Returns," what does the author spend the night doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author notice about the squirrels in "March 20-21"? What are your thoughts regarding the squirrels' behavior?

2. What does he author say about his favorite season? Why might he feel this way?

3. What does the author realize about the ravens in "December 23 Ravens"? How does this affect his behavior?

4. How do Stuart's classmates respond to his father? How important might their reactions be to how he perceives his father? Why?

5. What takes place in "March 31"? How might the author feel about this?

6. What experiment does the author perform with the squirrels? Why?

7. How does the author deal with his "cabin fever"?

8. What observations does the author make in "May 15 Weeds in Huckleberry Bog"? What might be the significance of this?

9. Describe the author's dreams in "April 2 Dreams." What might these mean?

10. What takes place in "January 5 Bog Trip"? How might this affect the students?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author spends much of the book observing changes in the seasons.

Part 1) Describe these various changes. How does the author feel about these changes? Why does he feel this way?

Part 2) How does the author's behavior reflect these changes in the seasons? Why are his actions a reflection of these changes?

Part 3) How is change a theme in this book? What other changes take place? Why do these changes take place?

Essay Topic 2

The author takes his son to the county fair.

Part 1) Describe their time at the fair. What do these events reveal about the culture of those who participate in the county fair? What do the author's reaction and his son's reaction reveal about them?

Part 2) Why does the author tell of his trip to the fair? How is this trip related to other events described in this book? What else does the author do with his son? What do these activities reveal about each of them and their relationship with each other?

Part 3) How are fairs an important part of the American culture? Why are they still important today? What does this reveal about Americans today?

Essay Topic 3

The weather is an important part of life in the woods.

Part 1) Describe the weather patterns discussed by the author. Why does he discuss them? How is the weather important to him?

Part 2) Is weather as important to us in the modern world as it is to someone living in the wilderness? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does weather affect our world today? What role do humans play in the changes in weather?

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