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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the temperature in early July in "Cloud Country"?

2. What does Dick notice about some cow parsnips as he hikes down Falls Mountain?

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

4. Where does Dick say he keeps his sheep meat in "Red Runt"?

5. What would Dick like to give the spruce grouse pecking at his gravel path in "Until Another Spring"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the natural world meet Dick's needs?

2. Describe Dick's last morning at his cabin.

3. Is Dick willing to make friends with the red runt?

4. Describe what happens when the red runt gets into Dick's cache.

5. When Dick spots a caribou bull while canoeing in the lake, what does he hope to do?

6. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

7. What comment does Dick make about the hunters' housekeeping skills?

8. Does Dick feel happy to be back at his cabin after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

9. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

10. Describe Dick's experience with the brown bear as he hikes down Falls Mountain.

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