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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the red runt get into Dick's cache?
(a) Squeezes through an unfilled crack.
(b) Goes through the door when Dick leaves it open for a minute.
(c) Discovers a small space and chews out a larger opening.
(d) Eats his way through the moss roof.

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

3. What month is it at the beginning of "Until Another Spring"?
(a) July.
(b) November.
(c) October.
(d) September.

4. When does Dick feel like he cheated in building things he needs?
(a) When he goes too fast and cuts corners.
(b) When he doesn't give the job all his attention.
(c) When he uses man-made items.
(d) When he hires someone to help him.

5. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?
(a) Walking stick.
(b) Tripod.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) Camera.

6. How does the red runt bother Dick's sourdough biscuits?
(a) Steps in them.
(b) Eats them.
(c) Throws dirt on them.
(d) Tips over solar oven and gets spruce needles on the biscuits.

7. What would Dick like to give the spruce grouse pecking at his gravel path in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Last of his sourdough batter.
(b) Rolled oats.
(c) Bird seed.
(d) Caribou meat.

8. What does Dick worry about when he hikes over the boulders on Falls Mountain?
(a) Angry rams.
(b) Stepping on the wrong rock and falling.
(c) Losing his backpack.
(d) Bears.

9. What does Dick notice about some cow parsnips as he hikes down Falls Mountain?
(a) They are quite tall.
(b) They are freshly eaten.
(c) They have a strong fragrance.
(d) They are beautiful.

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

11. What bothers Dick in the natural world as he paddles across the lake on July 2nd?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Bugs.
(c) Fish.
(d) Beaver.

12. What does Dick call himself in the opening paragraph of his essay on the red runt?
(a) Equal partner.
(b) Invader.
(c) Companion.
(d) Friend.

13. What does Dick accuse the red runt of in his essay on this animal?
(a) Stately poses.
(b) Harmless playfulness.
(c) Mischief and vandalism.
(d) Funny antics.

14. Who is Frank Bell?
(a) Tour guide.
(b) Alaskan National Park ranger.
(c) Trapper.
(d) Artist.

15. What does Dick say in "Reflections" that he made out of tree burls and branch growths?
(a) Vases.
(b) Bowls and wooden spoons.
(c) Animal sculpture.
(d) Artwork.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the mosses and grasses on top of Falls Mountain have in them that Dick says "is another world of beauty?"

2. How much did Dick spend to build his cabin?

3. What does Babe call the world outside Alaska?

4. What does the red runt do with the blueberries on the shelf outside the cabin door?

5. What noises does Dick hear the red runt make in "Red Runt"?

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