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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19, Conservation Esthetic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the woodcock land after the dance?
(a) The place where they hope to nest.
(b) The top of a tree.
(c) The grass.
(d) The same spot that he start in.

2. When is the best time to hunt for grouse?
(a) When the berries turn ripe.
(b) When the tamaracks turn gold.
(c) When the rain starts.
(d) When the weather turns cold.

3. What kind of trees do the narrator and dog arrive at during their hunt?
(a) Willow.
(b) Bur Oak.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Alders.

4. What is a good indicator of whether a farmer protects his corn crop from deer?
(a) The size of the deer.
(b) The number of other animals that are nearby.
(c) The presence or absence of coons.
(d) The height or length of the branches on trees.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the dairy industry want to put a dam on the river?

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

3. What is the numeon of the Sierra Madre?

4. The narrator says that different hunts have different what?

5. Why is the narrator given his first shotgun at an early age?

(see the answer key)

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