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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, April.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. All the trees in the area date to what time?
(a) 1870s and 1880s.
(b) 1850s and 1860s.
(c) 1830s and 1840s.
(d) 1810s and 1820s.

2. Where do the narrator and his friends wait out the storm?
(a) In the garage.
(b) Outside under the house.
(c) Inside.
(d) In the forest.

3. How long does the narrator wait to cut the oak tree down?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) Several years.
(d) A few days.

4. What kind of seedlings does the narrator describe?
(a) Oak.
(b) Corn.
(c) Evergreen.
(d) Fir.

5. How many miles do the geese travel?
(a) 400.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book begins in January with what type of weather or environment?

2. What kind of predator follows the meadow mouse?

3. The narrator says that the geese are making this journey since when?

4. When do people begin to settle in the prairie lands?

5. The woodcock begins its overture with throaty chirps that are spaced how far apart?

(see the answer key)

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