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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the narrator's view, wilderness is the raw material that man uses to create what?
(a) Frontier areas.
(b) Civilization.
(c) Recreational areas.
(d) National Parks.

2. The narrator feels that as everyone strives for safety, prosperity and comfort, life becomes what?
(a) Dull.
(b) Easier.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Predictable.

3. What is silphium?
(a) Grass.
(b) A weed.
(c) A tree.
(d) A flower.

4. Most geese travel in families of how many?
(a) Six.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator say is the most exciting about the flooding of the land where he lives?

2. What kind of trees do the narrator and dog arrive at during their hunt?

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

4. In June, the robin starts singing in the early morning, but in autumn, when does the robin sing?

5. The top of the White Mountain is originally only accessible to whom?

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