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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author spends Christmas with whom in "December 25"?
(a) His family.
(b) The ravens.
(c) The squirrels.
(d) His neighbors.

2. Where can moss grow?
(a) In strong sunlight.
(b) Very few places.
(c) On rotting stumps and trees, in decaying grass, on rocks and ridges, and sometimes just on the bare ground.
(d) In very dry locations.

3. In "January 20 Coyotes," what is the man, which the author just happens upon, doing?
(a) Chasing and killing coyotes with his dogs.
(b) Hunting deer.
(c) Trying to find his way home.
(d) Fishing.

4. What does the author begin in "March 23"?
(a) The sugar-making operation.
(b) The squirrel hunt.
(c) The squirrel observations.
(d) The syrup-making operation.

5. After thinking about some bizarre encounters that he recently had with the logging company, what does the author decide?
(a) They must be watching him.
(b) The logging company is dangerous.
(c) They must trust him.
(d) He wants to be an eco-terrorist.

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

7. In "March 30 Cocoons," the author finds an old cocoon from _________.
(a) A fly.
(b) A beetle.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A moth.

8. Does the dear show fear?
(a) Yes, a great deal.
(b) No.
(c) Yes, a little.
(d) Yes, but very little.

9. The author notes the changing seasons and decides his favorite season is ____________.
(a) Always the current one.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

10. What occurs in "January 13"?
(a) The author's son comes to visit.
(b) The author comes face to face with a moose.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A huge snow storm.

11. What is the mood of the people as they stock up for a big storm in "March 13 Storm Warnings"?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Angry.
(c) Preoccupied.
(d) Great.

12. In "March 20-21 First Tappers," what does the author notice about the squirrels?
(a) Strange behavior.
(b) They are very fat.
(c) They look confused.
(d) They look ill.

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

14. In "April 2 Dreams," the author remembers a couple of dreams from how long ago?
(a) Nights before.
(b) Years before.
(c) Decades before.
(d) Hours before.

15. The author decides to make maple syrup with whom?
(a) His students.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) His neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days does the intensive class which the author teaches every winter at his cabin last?

2. Whom does the author ask to go fishing with him in "May 4 Smelting"?

3. In "Excursions," the author and one of his students pull up samples of insects from ________.

4. When the elephants disappear, the author notices that the ground is covered with _______.

5. In "December 21," the author discovers that a local squirrel has stashed __________ all along the path.

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