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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Sam's family had owned land in the Catskill Mountains?
(a) His father.
(b) Great-uncle Gribley.
(c) Great-grandfather Gribley.
(d) His uncle.

2. How did Sam get to the mountains from his home?
(a) Train.
(b) Bus.
(c) Father drove him.
(d) Hitchhike.

3. What did Sam use for a calendar?
(a) Oak branch.
(b) Maple pole.
(c) Aspen pole.
(d) Birch branch.

4. How many sisters does Sam have?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. In I Find a Real Man," what was Sam's favorite tea?
(a) Chamomile.
(b) Slippery Elm.
(c) Elderberry.
(d) Sassafras.

Short Answer Questions

1. What used to be Sam's Dad's occupation?

2. What type of food was Jessie James Coon an expert at digging out?

3. In what type of tree is Sam's tree home?

4. What did Sam use for soap when he bathed in the spring?

5. In "The King's Provider," what did Sam eat after he left the library?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Old, Old Tree," how did Sam boil water and an egg?

2. What did a book that Sam read suggest to do to find edible plants?

3. How did Sam describe the spring by his tree?

4. What did Frightful look like when Sam first got her?

5. How did Sam get a falcon?

6. What did Sam find on his Great-grandfather's farm when he went exploring?

7. Why did Sam build a house that could not be seen?

8. How did Sam make a home on his mountain?

9. How did Sam get a deer in "How a Door Came to Me"?

10. Why did Sam think the fire warden came to his tree home area in "The First Man Who Was After Me"?

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