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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Oregon and Utah and Chapter 18, Manitoba.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a good indicator of whether a farmer protects his corn crop from deer?
(a) The presence or absence of coons.
(b) The number of other animals that are nearby.
(c) The height or length of the branches on trees.
(d) The size of the deer.

2. What plant is the biggest problem in the northwestern foothills?
(a) Old alfalfa fields.
(b) Bunchgrass.
(c) Cheat grass.
(d) Degrading hay.

3. Why does the narrator say he has to get off his neighbor's property?
(a) To avoid being caught for trespassing.
(b) To get back to his house.
(c) So his neighbor can get to work.
(d) To avoid having to explain what he is doing.

4. How many commandments does the narrator believe the chickadee lives by?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. In 1937, the narrator bands how many chickadees?
(a) 21.
(b) 14.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take silphium to mature?

2. What is the first bird that the narrator hears singing?

3. According to the narrator, who are his tenants?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, what is accepted as a necessary evil in the northwestern foothills?

5. What is silphium?

(see the answer key)

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