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. The author notes more evidence of the seasons changing in "August 14 Whispers of Fall." Who comes for a visit?
(a) The author's daughter Erica.
(b) The author's wife.
(c) The author's son Stuart and his daughter Erica.
(d) The author's son Stuart, his daughter Erica, and two friends.

2. "The Time of Birdsong" describes the author's all-day observations of __________.
(a) The ravens.
(b) The birds he has captured in a cage.
(c) The song and calls of the larks by his window.
(d) The different calls and songs of the birds in the area.

3. How does the author think the clearing will look in the end, even though his style of harvesting trees could be considered sloppy?
(a) Very different from what it has looked like before.
(b) Like a desert.
(c) Similar to how it looked before.
(d) The same as if no logging had ever taken place.

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 the section "Flying Samaras and Consciousness," the author writes about the little rotary seeds of the ____________ tree known as samaras.
(a) Poplar.
(b) Oak.
(c) Pine.
(d) Maple.