A Year in the Maine Woods Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Bernd Heinrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Year in the Maine Woods Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

Bernd Heinrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. After the author runs, how does he feel?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Relaxed and content.
(c) Bored.
(d) Tired and sore.

2. "Scrap Lumber" describes the author's daily routine of ___________.
(a) Cutting wood and avoiding the biting flies and mosquitoes.
(b) Swimming in the pond and sun bathing.
(c) Sleeping late and watching the birds.
(d) Writing poetry.

3. What does "Adams Hill" describe?
(a) The author's family.
(b) A local cemetery.
(c) A favorite sledding hill.
(d) The land around the cabin and the family who first settled in the area.

4. The author has observed that the small cemeteries are full of the families who first came to the area and that the majority of gravestones belong to whom?
(a) Men.
(b) Adults.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

5. In the section "June 12 Early Harvests," the author continues felling trees and splitting wood for __________.
(a) Building an outhouse.
(b) Adding onto his cabin.
(c) His winter fires.
(d) Building a barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author notes more evidence of the seasons changing in "August 14 Whispers of Fall." Who comes for a visit?

2. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.

3. As he climbs closer to a bog, he notices not just berries, but also the many _______________ that will later come into season.

4. The author watches in fascination as _______________.

5. After the evening chorus dies off, what does the author do?

(see the answer key)

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