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

2. What does Dick find inside the large pot in the cabin located on the bank of the Chilikadrotna River?

3. When Dick investigates what the magpies are calling about in "The Chilikadrotna", what does he find?

4. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?

5. Who steals the red runt's food through "teamwork maneuvers"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the red runt like to remind Dick of?

3. Does the red runt like to scatter Dick's food?

4. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

5. Describe the bull caribou's attempts to protect himself from insects.

6. Why does Dick intend to leave his cabin for the winter?

7. What is the weather like on the day Dick stores his things in the cache?

8. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

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

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

Describe Dick's conflict about hunting for meat. What does he feel is the only decent way to hunt? Provide two examples of how Dick gets his meat for the winter.

Essay Topic 3

What role does Babe play in Dick's life? How does he help Dick get through his first winter in the wilderness? Does he give Dick things to think about and keep him busy during the freeze-up?

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