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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do people begin to settle in the prairie lands?
(a) 1860s.
(b) 1810s.
(c) 1840s.
(d) 1850s.

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

3. In Chapter One, where do the tracks end that the narrator is following?
(a) At the bottom of the tree.
(b) At a pile of driftwood.
(c) At the edge of the river.
(d) In the field.

4. What tree does the narrator write about in April?
(a) Bur fir.
(b) Bur oak.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Willow.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long does the narrator wait to cut the oak tree down?

4. What or who kills the oak tree?

5. When does the woodcock begins his show every year?

(see the answer key)

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