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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) 20 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 60 years.
(d) 80 years.

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

3. In Adams County, October is the hunting season for what?
(a) Geese.
(b) Grouse.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Horned owls.

4. Where do the narrator and his friends wait out the storm?
(a) Outside under the house.
(b) Inside.
(c) In the garage.
(d) In the forest.

5. In the November chapter, the narrator's focus is on what?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Chickadees.
(c) Trees.
(d) Animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many winters do the longest survivor of the narrator's banded chickadee group live?

2. The book begins in January with what type of weather or environment?

3. What fish is the narrator fishing for?

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

5. Pines grow better if they are around certain types of what?

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