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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What animal/bird does the plover follow?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Buffalo.

2. Where does the narrator go to see silphium?
(a) The field.
(b) The riverbank.
(c) The graveyard.
(d) The forest.

3. Where do plovers nest?
(a) Under the ground.
(b) Trees.
(c) Barns.
(d) Hayfields.

4. According to the introduction, the first twelve chapters of the book generally are a description of what?
(a) Family.
(b) The author's travels.
(c) The author's theories.
(d) Nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most geese travel in families of how many?

2. The narrator says that geese make these migratory journeys where?

3. The narrator talks about the geese's inevitable flight to where?

4. What kind of seedlings does the narrator describe?

5. When does the narrator leave his house with a notebook and coffee?

(see the answer key)

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