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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 narrator says that the geese are good at what?
(a) International commerce.
(b) Flying long distances.
(c) Returning to where they are born.
(d) Eating while flying.

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

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

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

5. What kind of tracks does the narrator follow in Chapter One?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Bear.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator ask to help cut down the oak tree?

2. Where does the woodcock land after the dance?

3. Where do the animals go when they are pushed out of their home by the floods?

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

5. Before human settlers, the prairie lands are in a war against what?

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