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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does it take silphium to mature?
(a) Probably a millenium.
(b) Probably a decade.
(c) Probably five years.
(d) Probably a year.

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

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

5. The narrator talks about the geese's inevitable flight to where?
(a) The north.
(b) The south.
(c) The marshes of Sand County.
(d) Their original breeding ground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is one thing that nobody knows about the woodcock and the dance?

3. When does the narrator leave his house with a notebook and coffee?

4. Most geese travel in families of how many?

5. According to the introduction, the first twelve chapters of the book generally are a description of what?

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