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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dick store his cache ladder before leaving the wilderness?
(a) Underneath the cache.
(b) In his cache.
(c) In Spike's cabin.
(d) In his cabin.

2. 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) Beaver lodge.
(c) Bear den.
(d) Caribou nursery.

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

4. What does Dick believe teamwork has resulted in?
(a) Anger among workers.
(b) A loss of pride in one's work.
(c) Too much consistent work.
(d) Satisfaction with one's work.

5. Why does Dick walk back along the bank on his return from the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) He wants to build strength in his legs.
(b) Current in the stream is too strong.
(c) The canoe has a hole in it.
(d) He lost his paddle.

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

7. What phrase does Dick use to describe how he feels about the red runt at the end of his essay about him?
(a) Always one to admire.
(b) Terrible beast.
(c) Happy.
(d) Cute.

8. What does Dick say in "Reflections" that he cannot help but think about as he lives in the wilderness?
(a) Getting sick or hurt.
(b) Getting a roommate.
(c) Feeling homesick.
(d) Having his whole family come for a visit.

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

10. Who does Dick want to visit in the "Outside"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sister.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His dad.

11. What size is the first trout that Dick catches when he is fly fishing in the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Eighteen inches.
(b) Ten inches.
(c) Twenty-one inches.
(d) Six inches.

12. What animal does Dick see through his binoculars after he has investigated what the magpies are calling about while exploring the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Sheep.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Bear.
(d) Wolverine.

13. What opinion does Dick express about people's level of physical activity?
(a) Most people have to work hard physically every day.
(b) People he knows are in good shape.
(c) They don't get enough.
(d) People work too hard and pay the price physically.

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

15. What kind of fish does Dick see floating in the river in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Minnows.
(b) Salmon.
(c) Trout.
(d) Bass.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Dick feel like he cheated in building things he needs?

2. On the last day Dick is in the wilderness, what is the weather like?

3. What does Dick say about the fit feeling in his arms and shoulders at the end of "The Chilikadrotna River"?

4. In "Reflections", what does Dick say he uses for a curtain rod?

5. What does Dick call "this great big country" at the end of his essay on the Chilikadrotna River?

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