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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 4 Wanderers, August 6 Late Summer Ramblings, August 9-13 Some Berries, August 14 Whispers of Fall, August 30, Early September, September 13, September 18, September 20 Clearcuts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his daily_______, the author sees a web of many tiny caterpillars all flashing together in unison from side to side.
(a) Walk.
(b) Bike ride.
(c) Hike.
(d) Run.

2. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.
(a) Sparrow.
(b) Bluejay.
(c) Robin.
(d) Raven.

3. The author and a friend who comes to visit one evening make a ___________ cobbler and dance in the moonlight.
(a) Raspberry.
(b) Blueberry.
(c) Blackberry.
(d) Strawberry.

4. In "Jack," what details are given about the author?
(a) The author's relationship with his son.
(b) The author's relationship with a young deer.
(c) The author's relationship with the raven he captured when it was a baby.
(d) The author's relationship with his neighbor.

5. In "Bedrock," the author gives a ___________ history of the region.
(a) Geothermal.
(b) Geometric.
(c) Geologic.
(d) Geographic.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the author is working on building the new outhouse, what must he make a trip into town to get?

2. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.

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

4. In "September 13," how many miles does the author run as he observes caterpillars, ravens, and flies along the way?

5. The author and his son plant a ______ oak near the cabin.

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