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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, July.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do humans begin to destroy the plover?
(a) They like to eat them.
(b) They get in the way.
(c) They are a nuisance.
(d) They are destroying crops.

2. Where does the woodcock land after the dance?
(a) The grass.
(b) The place where they hope to nest.
(c) The same spot that he start in.
(d) The top of a tree.

3. What animal/bird does the plover follow?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Rabbits.

4. Where do plovers nest?
(a) Trees.
(b) Under the ground.
(c) Barns.
(d) Hayfields.

5. What is one thing that nobody knows about the woodcock and the dance?
(a) Where it ends.
(b) Where the female bird is.
(c) When it occurs.
(d) How long it lasts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the narrator and his friends wait out the storm?

2. According to the narrator, where do most people see silphium?

3. What is silphium?

4. Plovers are smart enough to avoid what?

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

(see the answer key)

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