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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "In the King's Provider" after Sam left the library and cooked some food, how long did he have to wait to see the falcons?
(a) An hour.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. When Sam first came to the woods that became his home, how far did he walk before he found a stream?
(a) About a half mile.
(b) A mile.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

3. What did Sam say was the best wood to smoke and preserve fish?
(a) Ash.
(b) Apple.
(c) Hickory.
(d) Maple.

4. What type of food was Jessie James Coon an expert at digging out?
(a) Grubs.
(b) Clams.
(c) Mussels.
(d) Fungi.

5. in "I Find a Real Man," what did Sam hear before he found a man in the woods?
(a) Police siren.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Trampling of feet.
(d) Whistles.

6. In "I Hole up in a Snowstorm," what time was it when Sam noticed it was dark and very quiet in the forest?
(a) 2 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 8 a.m.

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

8. What town is the Gribley's Farm near?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Bloomville.
(c) Delancey.
(d) Meridale.

9. How long would Sam boil mussels before he would eat them?
(a) 7 minutes.
(b) 8 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

10. How fast can a falcon fly?
(a) 50-60 miles an hour.
(b) 5-10 miles an hour.
(c) 40-45 miles an hour.
(d) 15-20 miles an hour.

11. In "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," what did Sam find in a trap?
(a) Mole.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Weasel.
(d) Fox.

12. Who taught Sam how to make fire when he first got to the mountains?
(a) Pete.
(b) Chris.
(c) Andy.
(d) Bill.

13. In "Frightful Learns Her ABCs," what would eat the food that Sam left for The Baron Weasel?
(a) Rats.
(b) Raccoons.
(c) Catbird.
(d) Frightful.

14. Where was Sam injured from the mother falcon when he took Frightful?
(a) Forearm.
(b) Skull.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Back.

15. Who in Sam's family had owned land in the Catskill Mountains?
(a) His uncle.
(b) Great-uncle Gribley.
(c) His father.
(d) Great-grandfather Gribley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wood did Sam use that produced a tarry smoke and ruined the fish he was trying to preserve?

2. What did Sam carve once that his teacher exhibited for parents' night at school?

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

4. What was the name of a man in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs" who sat on the Baron's rock with his wife to have a picnic?

5. What was the date at the beginning of "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?

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