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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. What plant is the biggest problem in the northwestern foothills?
2. When too many people want the same trophies, what component of the trophy does this mass use problem decrease?
3. The narrator says that professors serve what?
4. What river does the narrator talk about in Chapter 13?
5. The narrator likens the hunter in the Sierra Madres to what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why should a person never return to nature twice?
2. What is meant by invasive species?
3. Why does the narrator say that nobody knows all the terrain on top of the White Mountain?
4. According to the narrator, what is the one thing that cheat grass is good for?
5. According to the narrator, why do people not go to Escudillo?
6. The narrator says that he thinks getting rid of the wolves means more deer, but this isn't the case in the long run. Why?
7. According to the narrator, what do people need to do who are a part of recreational development?
8. What two ideas that are part of the split-rail value does the narrator say the pioneer period creates?
9. According to the narrator, what are two problems that humans face with regards to the wilderness?
10. How does the narrator believe conservation is taught?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Leopold writes "The life of every river sings its own song". Discuss. What does he mean? How does it relate to the land ethic?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the structure of the book. What are the three major sections of the book? Describe each section briefly. Why do you think the book is divided in this manner? What purpose does this serve for the reader?
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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