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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of wood did Sam use that produced a tarry smoke and ruined the fish he was trying to preserve?
(a) Aspen.
(b) Pine.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Ash.

2. What was the first prey that Frightful caught when Sam was training her?
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Vole.
(d) Duck.

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

4. What did the old lay in "I Meet One of My Own Kind" say killed chickens in the area?
(a) Mr. Riley's three-legged dog.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Coyotes.
(d) Fox.

5. Where does The Baron live?
(a) Tree south of Sam's tree.
(b) Small cave.
(c) By the creek.
(d) Boulder north of Sam's tree.

6. in "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," who was the man that came to Sam's tree home?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Fire warden.
(d) Game warden.

7. In "I Get Started on This Venture," what does Sam describe using for bait to catch fish?
(a) Grubs.
(b) Worms.
(c) Dragonflies.
(d) Flies.

8. What animal does Sam find in "I Learn to Season My Food" when it escapes from his trap?
(a) Weasel.
(b) Mink.
(c) Mole.
(d) Rabbit.

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

10. In what mountain range does Sam live?
(a) Appalachian.
(b) Catskills.
(c) Smoky.
(d) Adirondack.

11. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," how long has it been since Sam ran away from home?
(a) 10 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 11 months.

12. What day did Sam decide to build a pit for a deer to catch one?
(a) June 20.
(b) June 1.
(c) June 18.
(d) June 30.

13. How many falcon babies were in the nest when Sam took one of the nestlings?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

14. In "Frightful Learns Her ABCs," what did Sam use to carry things he gathered?
(a) Old backpack.
(b) Leg from old pair of pants.
(c) Woven basket.
(d) Old sweater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Sam get to the mountains from his home?

2. "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?

3. How many days did Sam have to let a deer skin steep in tannic acid in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs"?

4. What covered Sam's bed in his tree home?

5. What did Sam's father used to tell him marked the northern border of Gribley's land?

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