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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the students who arrive in "December 29 Winter Ecology" from?
(a) All over the country.
(b) All over Maine.
(c) The author's university.
(d) The author's high school.

2. The farmer also sells some_________ here and there to make money.
(a) Bison.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Deer.
(d) Trees.

3. In "April 28 Free Search," the author goes on a nature walk _______________.
(a) Without looking where he was going.
(b) Without paying attention to where he was.
(c) Looking for something in particular.
(d) Without looking for anything in particular.

4. In "December 4," the author decides to make the trip ________.
(a) Back home.
(b) Into town.
(c) To another cabin.
(d) Into the forest.

5. In "January 6 A Discussion," what does the author notice that he might be a little odd for doing?
(a) Teaching in his cabin.
(b) Hunting for his food.
(c) Hauling around road kill in the back of his pick up truck.
(d) Living in the woods alone.

6. In "April 21," the author and Stuart, his son, take ___________.
(a) A walk in the woods.
(b) A drawing course together.
(c) A swim in the river.
(d) A vacation.

7. For how many days does the intensive class which the author teaches every winter at his cabin last?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Ten.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Five.

8. What happens when the author comes down from the tree and onto the ground?
(a) The deer stays frozen.
(b) The deer comes to him.
(c) The deer walks away.
(d) The deer runs away.

9. In "January 31," the author must deal with extreme cold weather as well as the return of _______.
(a) The mice.
(b) The deer.
(c) The ravens.
(d) The flies.

10. The author concluded that the squirrels had developed a way of making ___________.
(a) Their own nests.
(b) Their own sugar.
(c) Their own gum.
(d) Their own maple syrup.

11. Though the weather is still cold in "March 16," the author can see the tracks and furrows of many animals. What does he search for as the sun comes out?
(a) Bald eagle's nests.
(b) Raven's nests.
(c) Kinglet's nests.
(d) Robin's nests.

12. In one he sees a huge _____________ owl starting at him.
(a) Barn.
(b) Barred.
(c) Great horned.
(d) Burrowing.

13. What does the author get from a farm for his ravens?
(a) Straw.
(b) A dead calf.
(c) A dead deer.
(d) Seeds and nuts.

14. Where does the author take a trip to in "May 2"?
(a) To Vermont.
(b) To town.
(c) To Bog Stream.
(d) To New York City.

15. In "Cows," why does the author go into town?
(a) To meet with friends.
(b) To have a meal at the diner.
(c) To see his son.
(d) To buy supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "March 14 Storm" what is the author beginning to feel?

2. For what sound does the author still listen intently?

3. When the author and his friend get to the stream, can any fish be found?

4. The author decides to make maple syrup with whom?

5. In this section, whom does the farmer meet with at the cabin?

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