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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. What was the date of the newspaper story that Bando read to Sam first?
(a) December 5.
(b) December 3.
(c) December 20.
(d) December 11.

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

3. At the beginning of "Trouble Begins," what was the date?
(a) November 15.
(b) November 5.
(c) November 30.
(d) November 23.

4. What does Sam add to his pancakes to improve them?
(a) Walnuts.
(b) Hickory nuts.
(c) Dried blueberries.
(d) Dried apples.

5. Who does Bando quote as he carves the steak on Christmas day?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Steinbeck.
(c) Dickens.
(d) Shakespeare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sam call the person he met in town in "Trouble Begins"?

2. The night after Sam left Halloween treats for his animal neighbors, who came and ate some smoked rabbit?

3. What did Sam tell someone to call him in "Trouble Begins"?

4. What does Sam eat for breakfast in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

5. Where did Sam's gang used to dump trashcans in New York City during Halloween?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what did Sam gather as he pushed his raft down the stream?

2. What does Bando say shows that Sam has been busy since Bando left?

3. How did Sam haul the clay he used for his fireplace?

4. What does Sam say is the nicest part of his day in "I Have a Good Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow"?

5. Where does Sam get wood and store it in "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

6. How is Sam described by Mrs. Fielder in an article written about a wild boy in the mountains?

7. At the end of the first week of hunting season, how close did Sam get to a hunter?

8. How did Sam make a deer hide jacket?

9. What was different about the Baron on October 15?

10. Why didn't Sam light a fire while he worked on the first deer he got that a hunter couldn't find?

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