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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. When is the best time to hunt for grouse?

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

3. What is a good indicator of whether a farmer protects his corn crop from deer?

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

5. When do people begin to settle in the prairie lands?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that most paintings become famous?

2. What do people learn by banding birds?

3. What can people learn from animal tracks?

4. What does the narrator believe are the three commandments of the chickadees?

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

6. What conclusion does the narrator come to with respect to the lone goose?

7. What is the most basic principle of ecology according to the narrator?

8. What are red lanterns and what are they used for?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Leopold writes that what people involve in recreational development of the wilderness needs to build receptivity into peoples' minds and make them want to protect nature and appreciate it, without the roads that damage it. Discuss. What does he mean? How does this relate to his views on conservation? The land ethic?

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 uses specific plants and animals. Give at least five examples of specific plants and animals. Describe them and how he uses them. Explain why he uses them and not others.

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