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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In August what did Sam find made a good flour?
(a) Inner bark of a poplar tree.
(b) Cattails.
(c) Sweet chestnuts.
(d) Acorns.

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

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

4. How many minutes did Sam have to clean up in "How a Door Came to Me" after he found a dead deer?
(a) 4 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

5. In "Frightful Learns her ABCs," what was one of Sam's favorite meals?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Venison.
(c) Frog.
(d) Trout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does The Baron live?

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

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

4. When Sam first came to the woods that became his home, how far did he walk before he found a stream?

5. What did the old lay in "I Meet One of My Own Kind" say killed chickens in the area?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Sam have trouble getting tannic acid to tan his deer hide and how did he finally get it in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs"?

2. How did Sam find the old Gribley farm?

3. Why did Sam think the fire warden came to his tree home area in "The First Man Who Was After Me"?

4. How did Sam make salt in "I Learn to Season My Food"?

5. What did Sam find on his Great-grandfather's farm when he went exploring?

6. In "The Old, Old Tree," how did Sam boil water and an egg?

7. How did Sam like to eat frogs?

8. When Sam left New York, what did he take with him?

9. Once Sam's home was done, what did he do on warm evenings?

10. What did Frightful look like when Sam first got her?

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