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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dick take with him when he hikes up Falls Mountain on July 2nd?
(a) Binoculars and spotting scope.
(b) Camera.
(c) Axe.
(d) Blueberries.

2. How does Dick describe the bear that charges him from the willow clumps while he is on Falls Mountain?
(a) Crazed-looking.
(b) Mean.
(c) Very large and frightening.
(d) Head as broad as a bulldozer blade.

3. What is Dick's advice for seeing game in "Reflections"?
(a) Move a little and look a lot.
(b) Beat the bushes.
(c) Fly overhead for an arial view.
(d) Make a lot of noise.

4. How does the red runt bother Dick's sourdough biscuits?
(a) Throws dirt on them.
(b) Steps in them.
(c) Eats them.
(d) Tips over solar oven and gets spruce needles on the biscuits.

5. How long does Dick hang the caribou hindquarter under the cache in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Ten weeks.

6. What did the red runt do to Dick's sleeping bag?
(a) Fell asleep on it.
(b) Used part of it to build his home.
(c) Dragged it into the lake.
(d) Cut through the drawstring and ripped into the inside.

7. What opinion does Dick express about people's level of physical activity?
(a) People work too hard and pay the price physically.
(b) People he knows are in good shape.
(c) They don't get enough.
(d) Most people have to work hard physically every day.

8. What does Dick "spook" as he makes his way to Falls Mountain on July 2nd?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Bull moose.
(c) Birds.
(d) Playful squirrels.

9. Why does Dick walk back along the bank on his return from the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) The canoe has a hole in it.
(b) Current in the stream is too strong.
(c) He wants to build strength in his legs.
(d) He lost his paddle.

10. What noises does Dick hear the red runt make in "Red Runt"?
(a) Yipping.
(b) Squealing.
(c) Chatter.
(d) Chirping.

11. What is close to zero in Alaska that Dick mentions in "Reflections"?
(a) Number of pigeons.
(b) Number of days it is sunny.
(c) Crime rate.
(d) The chance of the mission girls showing up.

12. What does Dick cover the sheep meat with, as described in "Red Runt"?
(a) Sleeping bag.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Poncho.
(d) Polyurethane sheeting.

13. How does the red runt get into Dick's cache?
(a) Eats his way through the moss roof.
(b) Squeezes through an unfilled crack.
(c) Goes through the door when Dick leaves it open for a minute.
(d) Discovers a small space and chews out a larger opening.

14. What was Dick's first clue to the red runt getting into his cache?
(a) Red runt droppings.
(b) Goose feathers.
(c) Food bags were gnawed through.
(d) Heard strange noises.

15. Why does Dick believe the bear left him alone at the last minute on Falls Mountain?
(a) It heard a gunshot.
(b) It scented him.
(c) Dick scared it away.
(d) It heard its cubs calling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has a lived-in look in "Until Another Spring" that Dick says has been deserted for a couple of years?

2. What date does Dick tell Babe he wants to leave the wilderness?

3. Where does Dick say he keeps his sheep meat in "Red Runt"?

4. What is Dick doing in "Red Runt" that the red runt seems interested in?

5. What is the red runt?

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