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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dick decide he must hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?

2. What is Dick's conclusion after he first tests the draft in his new fireplace?

3. What does The Chugach Range remind Dick of?

4. What does Dick use wildfire greens for in "The Birth of a Cabin"?

5. What does Dick take out from his underground cooler to celebrate the first day of spring?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Operation Sheep Meat?

2. Describe some chores that Dick does at the end of "Breakup".

3. Why does Dick clean up the litter left behind at the hunters' camps?

4. What makes Dick happy about the door handle of the cache he built?

5. Describe Dick's first morning in Spike's cabin.

6. What does Dick dislike about the cement for building the fireplace?

7. What does Babe bring to Dick's on Christmas Day?

8. Describe what happens when Dick sets his roof on fire.

9. Why does Dick make a gift for Mary?

10. What does Dick do when a bear comes to his cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dick's role as an observer of the natural world. What are two observations that he always makes in a journal entry or essay? How do these observations allow the reader a better glimpse of Dick's life in the wilderness? Provide textual examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Dick says in "Reflections" that he thinks "a man has missed a very deep feeling of satisfaction if he has never created or at least completed something with his own two hands." Identify three things that Dick created with his hands and discuss the satisfaction he receives from this creation.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dick's view of food and physical exercise. What does he say about eating simply and working up an appetite? What activities does he like to do that keep him healthy and make him appreciate the food he has?

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