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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, October.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do birds in the early morning marsh leave for safer waters?
(a) When they wake up.
(b) Mid morning.
(c) When they hear noises.
(d) Once day breaks.

2. Who paints the picture or scene that the narrator likes to view?
(a) The painter who lives on the land.
(b) The visiting painter.
(c) The river.
(d) The narrator himself.

3. How long does it take to finish the painting?
(a) One month.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Where does the upland plover spend the winter?
(a) Central America.
(b) Canada.
(c) The South Pole.
(d) Argentina.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator talks about the geese's inevitable flight to where?

3. According to the narrator, how many times does a person view the same painting?

4. According to the narrator, some hunters get into the habit of getting up early from who or what?

5. What do people follow, since there is so little going on in nature in January?

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