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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Oregon and Utah and Chapter 18, Manitoba.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant is the biggest problem in the northwestern foothills?
(a) Bunchgrass.
(b) Old alfalfa fields.
(c) Cheat grass.
(d) Degrading hay.

2. According to the narrator, about how many wild plants go into season every week from April to September?
(a) 20.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

3. By following the deer tracks, the narrator finds out that the deer move about in an area approximately how long to find food from their bed?
(a) One mile.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Five miles.
(d) One-half mile.

4. Pines grow better if they are around certain types of what?
(a) Bees.
(b) Animals.
(c) Plants.
(d) Birds.

5. How long does it take silphium to mature?
(a) Probably a year.
(b) Probably a millenium.
(c) Probably a decade.
(d) Probably five years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is silphium?

2. What is a good indicator of whether a farmer protects his corn crop from deer?

3. Why don't people ignore all these wild plants?

4. A person tells a lot about animals' feeding habits during a season by looking at what?

5. How many acres of land does the narrator legally own?

(see the answer key)

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