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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. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, what is accepted as a necessary evil in the northwestern foothills?
(a) Sagebrush.
(b) Cheat grass.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Roaming cattle.

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

3. How many winters do the longest survivor of the narrator's banded chickadee group live?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

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

5. What kind of grass do the cattle love to eat?
(a) Sagegrass.
(b) Bitterbrush.
(c) Downy chess.
(d) Wheatgrass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What plant is the biggest problem in the northwestern foothills?

2. When does the narrator leave his house with a notebook and coffee?

3. According to the narrator, about how many wild plants go into season every week from April to September?

4. What does the narrator hear when the sun comes up?

5. How long does it take silphium to mature?

(see the answer key)

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