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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing that the red runt causes Dick to do more of?
(a) Carve driftwood.
(b) Haul water from the lake.
(c) Paint the outside of the cache.
(d) Mending.

2. What does Dick feel coming on when he is at Babe's house after he leaves the wilderness?
(a) Stomach ache.
(b) Headache.
(c) Cold.
(d) Laryngitis.

3. What was Dick's first clue to the red runt getting into his cache?
(a) Red runt droppings.
(b) Heard strange noises.
(c) Food bags were gnawed through.
(d) Goose feathers.

4. What kind of window works best for Dick during the winter freeze-up?
(a) Single pane glass.
(b) Thermopane.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Plastic.

5. How does Dick feel when he returns home after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Old.
(b) He has a sunburn on his back.
(c) A sense of accomplishment.
(d) Tired and thirsty.

6. What happened to Dick's styrofoam chest in "Red Runt"?
(a) Red runt repeatedly jumped on it.
(b) It floated away in the lake.
(c) The top flew away.
(d) Red runt gnawed one corner off.

7. What animals does Dick see through his scope that make him think "a small mining operation" is in progress?
(a) Beavers.
(b) Brown bear and cubs.
(c) Rams.
(d) Rabbits.

8. What has a lived-in look in "Until Another Spring" that Dick says has been deserted for a couple of years?
(a) Cabin on Glacier Creek.
(b) Bear den.
(c) Caribou nursery.
(d) Beaver lodge.

9. What is Dick doing in "Red Runt" that the red runt seems interested in?
(a) Feeding birds meat scraps.
(b) Sawing spruce branches.
(c) Cooking pancakes.
(d) Hammering.

10. How many months did Dick live in the wilderness?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Sixteen.

11. What words does Dick use to describe the sound of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Sweet, calm, quiet.
(b) Rippling, choppy, dark.
(c) Savage, awesome, terrifyingly beautiful.
(d) Shallow, smooth, warm.

12. What do the mosses and grasses on top of Falls Mountain have in them that Dick says "is another world of beauty?"
(a) Lady bugs.
(b) Tiny flowers.
(c) Crystals.
(d) Miniature butterflies.

13. What is the red runt?
(a) Chipmunk.
(b) Bird.
(c) Fox.
(d) Squirrel.

14. Who steals the red runt's food through "teamwork maneuvers"?
(a) Weasels.
(b) Ravens.
(c) Foxes.
(d) Rabbits.

15. What does Dick say about the fit feeling in his arms and shoulders at the end of "The Chilikadrotna River"?
(a) His muscles could use a massage.
(b) It's a feeling that money cannot buy.
(c) He is ready to go exploring the next morning.
(d) It feels amazing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick take with him when he hikes up Falls Mountain on July 2nd?

2. What does Dick oil at the end of the book?

3. What term does Dick use to describe nature in "Reflections"?

4. What does Dick call himself in the opening paragraph of his essay on the red runt?

5. When the brush rustles, what does Dick expect to see coming out of it in "Cloud Country"?

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