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

2. 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) Cute.
(c) Terrible beast.
(d) Happy.

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

4. When Dick slices a steak off the caribou hindquarter in "Until Another Spring", why does he cut a smaller piece off also?
(a) To bring with him when he leaves the wilderness.
(b) To give to Babe.
(c) For red runt.
(d) To give to the birds.

5. On the last day Dick is in the wilderness, what is the weather like?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Clear, calm, and thirty-two degrees.
(c) Rough and stormy.
(d) Hot and dry.

6. What does Dick oil at the end of the book?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Tools.
(c) Canoe.
(d) Hinges.

7. Why does Dick say he likes living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?
(a) He doesn't like people.
(b) He likes living close to water.
(c) It's in the early stages and man has not left too many marks on it.
(d) He has a fear of cities.

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

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

10. What is Dick's first reaction when the bear charges him on Falls Mountain?
(a) Throws up his arms and yells.
(b) Climbs a tree.
(c) Runs.
(d) Throws a rock at the bear.

11. How much did Dick spend to build his cabin?
(a) Twenty-five dollars.
(b) Sixty-six dollars.
(c) Just over forty dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

12. What does Dick find inside the large pot in the cabin located on the bank of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Rocks.
(b) Snake skins.
(c) Old fish bones.
(d) Dead mice.

13. What does Dick call "this great big country" at the end of his essay on the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Beyond his imagination.
(b) His playground.
(c) Too hard to explore.
(d) Challenging.

14. Why does Dick believe the bear left him alone at the last minute on Falls Mountain?
(a) It heard a gunshot.
(b) Dick scared it away.
(c) It scented him.
(d) It heard its cubs calling.

15. What does Dick see clustered beneath the water where the Chilikadrotna River begins?
(a) Minnows.
(b) Turtles.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Trout.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has a lived-in look in "Until Another Spring" that Dick says has been deserted for a couple of years?

2. What does Dick say provides his transportation while living in the wilderness?

3. What opinion does Dick express about people's level of physical activity?

4. What date does Dick tell Babe he wants to leave the wilderness?

5. What does Dick say he has learned from living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?

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