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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many of the fish that the narrator catches are record breakers in size?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) None.
2. Who paints the picture or scene that the narrator likes to view?
(a) The painter who lives on the land.
(b) The narrator himself.
(c) The river.
(d) The visiting painter.
3. The narrator says that the geese are good at what?
(a) Flying long distances.
(b) Returning to where they are born.
(c) International commerce.
(d) Eating while flying.
4. Where does the narrator go to see silphium?
(a) The graveyard.
(b) The forest.
(c) The field.
(d) The riverbank.
5. How many fish does the narrator catch?
(a) Nine.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Three.
6. What kind of trees do the narrator and dog arrive at during their hunt?
(a) Alders.
(b) Bur Oak.
(c) Willow.
(d) Oaks.
7. How long does the narrator wait to cut the oak tree down?
(a) Several years.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A month.
(d) A few days.
8. The narrator concludes that if there is a lone goose, it is caused by what?
(a) Animal involvement.
(b) Getting lost.
(c) Being left behind.
(d) Human involvement.
9. What is the best way to hunt partridge?
(a) Make a plan of what to do.
(b) Walk along the path at the marsh.
(c) Walk through the mountains.
(d) Walk between berry bushes.
10. How long does it take to finish the painting?
(a) One month.
(b) One day.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three weeks.
11. How long does it take the chicks to grow up and learn to fly after they hatch?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 90 days.
12. What is the first bird that the narrator hears singing?
(a) The yellow warblers.
(b) The cardinals.
(c) The sparrows.
(d) The plovers.
13. Where does the narrator go fishing?
(a) Prairie Stream.
(b) Sand County Creek.
(c) Sand County River.
(d) Alder Fork.
14. The woodcock begins its overture with throaty chirps that are spaced how far apart?
(a) One minutes.
(b) Two seconds.
(c) One second.
(d) Five seconds.
15. People tend to ignore song birds that do what?
(a) Sing all the time.
(b) Sing only in the evening.
(c) Sing long songs.
(d) Sing only part of the time.
Short Answer Questions
1. What saves the plovers?
2. What tree does the narrator write about in April?
3. Who does the narrator say is the most exciting about the flooding of the land where he lives?
4. According to the narrator, how many times does a person view the same painting?
5. How many acres of land does the narrator legally own?
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