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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through October 14 To Find Small Caterpillars, Burning Wood, Scents and Sounds, Trees, October 26-30, Election Time, November 8-9 Jack?, The Moon, Habits and Hunts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Late Summer Ramblings," the author writes about the changing of the seasons and the life cycle of ________.
(a) Man.
(b) The deer.
(c) The raven.
(d) The moth.

2. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.
(a) Light.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Sound.
(d) Darkness.

3. When little mice first start to join the author in his cabin, he thinks they are ___________.
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Cute.
(d) Scary.

4. The author and his son plant a ______ oak near the cabin.
(a) Pin.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Live.

5. "The Traveling Companion" begins with the author's description of his journey to ___________.
(a) His son's school.
(b) His son's home in Vermont.
(c) His cabin deep in the woods of Maine.
(d) The bog.

Short Answer Questions

1. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.

2. In "Beginnings," the author tells us that he has what kind of contact with the outside world?

3. The author notices the trees and flowers blooming and climbs up into _______________ where he has built a lookout to observe the natural world.

4. What have many forest creatures invaded in "October 7 Housemates"?

5. "The Urgency of Spring" is the story of what?

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