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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sam use to hold up the funnel and finish his fireplace?
(a) A metal hinge.
(b) An old axle.
(c) An old brick.
(d) Flat stone.

2. How long had Mrs. Fielder lived in Delhi?
(a) 97 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 82 years.
(d) 45 years.

3. In "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter," what is one way that Sam gets food when the creek is frozen?
(a) Ice fishing.
(b) From his storehouse.
(c) Frightful would kill small game.
(d) He would trap small game.

4. On November 1, what did the moon look like?
(a) Golden sliver.
(b) Soft silver sphere.
(c) A half slice of cheese.
(d) Big as a pumpkin and as orange.

5. How close did Sam put his pile of wood to his tree house?
(a) 2 feet.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 2 arms lengths.
(d) Arm's length.

6. As Sam watched the sky in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter," what did the sky look like?
(a) Partly cloudy.
(b) Blue as summer.
(c) Mostly cloudy.
(d) Winter gray.

7. After Sam set up Halloween treats for his animal neighbors, what did he have for lunch the next day?
(a) Turtle soup.
(b) Rabbit and greens.
(c) Mussels and wild potatoes.
(d) Trout and wild rice.

8. What does Sam use to make snowshoes?
(a) Birch.
(b) Maple.
(c) Ash.
(d) Oak.

9. What type of berries does Sam hang on his door Christmas eve?
(a) Holly.
(b) Blaeberry.
(c) Winterberries.
(d) Teaberries.

10. What did the Baron eat in "We All Learn About Halloween"?
(a) Turtle soup.
(b) Venison.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Rabbit soup.

11. In "We All Learn About Halloween," how long had Sam been going up and down the mountain to see if the walnuts and hickory nuts were ripe?
(a) 4 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 8 days.

12. What does Sam use to write his journal?
(a) Papyrus.
(b) Birch bark.
(c) Aspen bark.
(d) Paper.

13. After Sam herded raccoons out of his tree during the end of the Halloween party, what animal was watching him?
(a) Mink.
(b) Red fox.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Mouse.

14. Where does Sam have to hole up once when he gets lost in a blizzard?
(a) In a snow cave.
(b) Another tree.
(c) Cave.
(d) Rock ledge.

15. In "Trouble Begins," where did Sam say he was from when someone in town asked him where he came from?
(a) A farm.
(b) A stage production.
(c) The library.
(d) The city.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bando quote as he carves the steak on Christmas day?

2. Where do some of the birds spend winter nights?

3. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what scared the loneliness out of Sam?

4. What was the date of the newspaper article where Mrs. Fielder talked about meeting Sam?

5. In "I PIle Up Wood and Go on with Winter," what did Sam hear that made him feel he had time to chop wood?

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