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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Wilderness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does the faithful oak tree provide wood for the narrator's family?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 80 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. According to the narrator, when he kills his first wolf what does he see in its eyes?
(a) Fire.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Sadness.

3. What animal does the narrator kill first with his gun?
(a) A squirrel.
(b) A duck.
(c) An icewart.
(d) A rabbit.

4. When the narrator goes with his brother to the Colorado Delta, they camp on an estuary near the place where what bird roosts?
(a) Geese.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Gambel quail.
(d) Grouse.

5. How many acres of land does the narrator legally own?
(a) 100.
(b) 120.
(c) 50.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the fastest shrinking wilderness areas?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 17, what is accepted as a necessary evil in the northwestern foothills?

4. Who actually kills the bear?

5. The narrator feels that as everyone strives for safety, prosperity and comfort, life becomes what?

(see the answer key)

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