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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. Why is Jasper Canyon closed to everyone?
(a) They are counting the number of bird species in the canyon.
(b) It has had too many flash floods and consequent deaths.
(c) It is being held for scientific study.
(d) Its trails are being marked.

2. Who is waiting for Rick on the mountainous road?
(a) A sheriff.
(b) The driver of the camper.
(c) An angry, bearded man.
(d) The gas station attendant.

3. What does Lon say is one of the dangers to condors?
(a) The weather becoming colder.
(b) Condors eating rotten food.
(c) Condors not producing eggs.
(d) People shooting them.

4. What does Rick see by a Humvee?
(a) A pit bull.
(b) A rattlesnake.
(c) A horse.
(d) A small tent.

5. How many adult condors are alive?
(a) Nine.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fourteen.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what canyon has proven impossible for Nuke to get his cattle?

2. What does Lon show Rick that is camouflaged on the hill?

3. Why are the men upset with Lon's activities?

4. Who is Rick's probation officer?

5. What does Rick relate about his dream to the story he is reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Joe arrives at the camp and what does Joe tell Lon?

2. What does Rick think about as he is riding in a camper in which he hid?

3. Why does Rick hide at the camp and what does he see and hear while Lon is gone?

4. What does Rick dream his second night in the camp and what wakes him?

5. How does Rick end up at a gas station where a Humvee is parked?

6. What does Killian whisper to Rick that frightens him, and what does Rick decide to do about it?

7. What does Rick tell Lon about the camp when Lon was gone, what is Lon's response and what warning does he give Rick?

8. What are two condors doing while an eagle is feeding and how do the condors feed?

9. What is Rick reading in the library, how does he relate to the story and what discourages Rick about Mr. B's encouragement?

10. What does Rick's social worker tell the judge about Rick's life, and about how well the social worker knows Rick?

(see the answer keys)

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