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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a hike was it up the mountain for hikers who wanted to see the gorge?

2. When did Sam leave his home and come to live in the mountains?

3. What does Sam describe carving in "I Get Started on This Venture"?

4. How long does the blizzard last that Sam writes about in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?

5. How many brothers does Sam have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Sam make a home on his mountain?

4. In "The King's Provider," what did Sam study at the library?

5. What did Miss Turner do for Sam before he left in "The King's Provider?"

6. How did Sam get a falcon?

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

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

9. What did Sam find that seemed to be the foundation of the old house and what did he find there?

10. How did Sam find the old Gribley farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam ran away from home. Why did Sam run and why didn't his parents stop him?

Essay Topic 2

Several articles are written about a wild boy living in the woods near Delhi. Why does Sam worry about the accounts at first, and then he decides not to concern himself with the reports for now?

Essay Topic 3

Sam obtained a peregrine falcon. How did Sam manage to get a peregrine falcon?

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