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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, April.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say is the most exciting about the flooding of the land where he lives?
(a) Himself.
(b) The geese.
(c) The carp.
(d) The woodcock.

2. The woodcock begins its overture with throaty chirps that are spaced how far apart?
(a) Two seconds.
(b) One minutes.
(c) One second.
(d) Five seconds.

3. In Chapter One, where do the tracks end that the narrator is following?
(a) At a pile of driftwood.
(b) At the edge of the river.
(c) At the bottom of the tree.
(d) In the field.

4. Where do the animals go when they are pushed out of their home by the floods?
(a) The prairie.
(b) Higher land.
(c) Nowhere, they drown.
(d) The forest.

5. The narrator says that the geese are good at what?
(a) International commerce.
(b) Eating while flying.
(c) Flying long distances.
(d) Returning to where they are born.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main argument of this book?

2. According to the introduction, the first twelve chapters of the book generally are a description of what?

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

4. What kind of seedlings does the narrator describe?

5. All the trees in the area date to what time?

(see the answer key)

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