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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Hole Up in a Snowstorm – I Meet One of My Own Kind and Have a Terrible Time Getting Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did everyone do when Sam told them his plans to live in the mountains?
(a) Yelled.
(b) Told him he was crazy.
(c) Tried to get him to change his mind.
(d) Laughed.

2. What was the temperature in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?
(a) 11 degrees.
(b) -8 degrees.
(c) Just below freezing.
(d) Below zero.

3. What does Sam describe carving in "I Get Started on This Venture"?
(a) Spear head.
(b) Knife.
(c) Arrow.
(d) Fish hook.

4. What did Sam's father used to tell him marked the northern border of Gribley's land?
(a) A stone wall.
(b) Oak with Gribley carved on it.
(c) A carved stone.
(d) Beech with Gribley carved on it.

5. What type of trees did Sam find when he first found his family's farm?
(a) Hemlock and Maple.
(b) Apple and Walnut.
(c) Pear and Oak.
(d) Elm and Ash

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the blizzard last that Sam writes about in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?

2. In "I Get Started on This Venture," what does Sam describe using for bait to catch fish?

3. Where did Sam live before he moved to the mountains?

4. When did Sam come across the tree and make a home inside it?

5. How large in diameter was the tree that housed Sam's tree home?

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