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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before human settlers, the prairie lands are in a war against what?
(a) Animals.
(b) Fires.
(c) Winds.
(d) Weather.

2. The woodcock begins its overture with throaty chirps that are spaced how far apart?
(a) Five seconds.
(b) One minutes.
(c) One second.
(d) Two seconds.

3. What flower does the narrator write about in April?
(a) Draba.
(b) Catbush.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Prairie flower.

4. What is one thing that nobody knows about the woodcock and the dance?
(a) When it occurs.
(b) How long it lasts.
(c) Where the female bird is.
(d) Where it ends.

5. What do people follow, since there is so little going on in nature in January?
(a) Plant growth.
(b) Bird migrations.
(c) Bird nestings.
(d) Animal tracks.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does the faithful oak tree provide wood for the narrator's family?

2. What is the main argument of this book?

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

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

5. Where does the woodcock land after the dance?

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