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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plant is the biggest problem in the northwestern foothills?
(a) Old alfalfa fields.
(b) Cheat grass.
(c) Degrading hay.
(d) Bunchgrass.

2. Pines do best when they are away from their parents, because they get their own what?
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Food.
(c) Pollinators.
(d) Rain.

3. Why do humans begin to destroy the plover?
(a) They like to eat them.
(b) They are destroying crops.
(c) They get in the way.
(d) They are a nuisance.

4. Who lives in the hollow oak trees?
(a) Coons.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) All the above.
(d) Bees.

5. Chapter 14 begins with a bus ride through which state?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Idaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, the narrator discusses the extinction of what?

2. What flower does the narrator describe as blooming in the sand?

3. What fish is the narrator fishing for?

4. What is on top of the White Mountain?

5. Where does the narrator go to see silphium?

(see the answer key)

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