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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, July.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The book begins in January with what type of weather or environment?
(a) The ice storms.
(b) The January thaw.
(c) The midwinter blizzards.
(d) The January snow.

2. What fish is the narrator fishing for?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Trout.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Carp.

3. Who does the narrator say is the most exciting about the flooding of the land where he lives?
(a) The carp.
(b) The woodcock.
(c) The geese.
(d) Himself.

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

5. How many of the fish that the narrator catches are record breakers in size?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the introduction, the first twelve chapters of the book generally are a description of what?

3. Who does the narrator say is the first animal to awaken in January?

4. Where does the narrator go fishing?

5. When do the plover go back to Argentina?

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