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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. Why don't people ignore all these wild plants?
(a) Because they are so numerous.
(b) Because of where they grow.
(c) Because of allergies.
(d) Because of their color.

2. Where does the narrator go to see silphium?
(a) The field.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The riverbank.
(d) The forest.

3. According to the narrator, where do most people see silphium?
(a) In the prairies.
(b) In areas near riverbanks.
(c) In a botany book.
(d) In areas near graveyards.

4. What does the narrator hear when the sun comes up?
(a) Dogs barking.
(b) A tree falling.
(c) The neighbor's tractor.
(d) Animals moving.

5. Where is the best place to place a trap for a chickadee?
(a) In the tree.
(b) Near a fallen tree.
(c) On the ground.
(d) In the direction of the wind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of grass do the cattle love to eat?

2. What is the one thing that the narrator believes really kills a chickadee?

3. What is silphium?

4. What makes cheat grass inedible for the livestock?

5. Why does the narrator say he has to get off his neighbor's property?

(see the answer key)

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