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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long does the faithful oak tree provide wood for the narrator's family?
(a) 80 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

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

5. Who does the narrator say is the first animal to awaken in January?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Bear.
(c) Hawk.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say is the most exciting about the flooding of the land where he lives?

2. What kind of tracks does the narrator follow in Chapter One?

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

4. What kind of predator follows the meadow mouse?

5. All the trees in the area date to what time?

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