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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. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, what is accepted as a necessary evil in the northwestern foothills?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Roaming cattle.
(c) Cheat grass.
(d) Sagebrush.

2. 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) Two miles.
(b) One-half mile.
(c) Five miles.
(d) One mile.

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

4. Pines do best when they are away from their parents, because they get their own what?
(a) Rain.
(b) Food.
(c) Sunlight.
(d) Pollinators.

5. How many different kinds of pine tree are there in Wisconsin?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twenty.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of grass do the cattle love to eat?

2. According to the narrator, about how many wild plants go into season every week from April to September?

3. According to the narrator, today the honey-colored hills of the northwest mountains are covered with what?

4. Why does the narrator say he has to get off his neighbor's property?

5. Where is the best place to place a trap for a chickadee?

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