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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do plovers nest?

2. How does the painting, that the narrator describes in August, begin?

3. Who does the narrator say is the most exciting about the flooding of the land where he lives?

4. Who does the narrator say is the first animal to awaken in January?

5. How do animals generally move during this time in January?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two natural enemies do the plover and man have in common?

2. How does the meadow mouse live in the winter?

3. What "painting" does the narrator like to view that is seldom viewed?

4. What does the narrator consider the "big deal" when he catches three trout?

5. How much land does the narrator say he owns?

6. Why does the narrator see his disease plagued woods as a blessing?

7. Why does the narrator consider the oak tree special?

8. What distinction does the narrator make between the muskrat and the geese?

9. The narrator says that the only thing people hope for with respect to this painting is what?

10. What happens when the narrator cuts down the oak tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Leopold's land ethic. Be sure to include a discussion of the following: ethics in general, what the land ethic is, the reason why he developes this ethic, the premises behind the land ethic, and the implications of the land ethic for people.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Leopold's view of the "gadget industry", tourism, and the advertising industries, with respect to wildlife and the wilderness. What roles do each play? How do they interact with nature? With each other? Give examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Leopold writes "The life of every river sings its own song". Discuss. What does he mean? How does it relate to the land ethic?

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