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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, July.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, the first twelve chapters of the book generally are a description of what?
(a) The author's theories.
(b) Nature.
(c) Family.
(d) The author's travels.

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

3. What or who kills the oak tree?
(a) Forestors.
(b) Ice storm.
(c) Burrowing animals.
(d) Lightening.

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

5. How long does it take the chicks to grow up and learn to fly after they hatch?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 90 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator concludes that if there is a lone goose, it is caused by what?

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

3. What saves the plovers?

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

5. What is the main argument of this book?

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