3. What is the first bird that the narrator hears singing?
(a) The cardinals.
(b) The yellow warblers.
(c) The sparrows.
(d) The plovers.

4. Who or what destroys the painting the narrator describes?
(a) Water.
(b) A storm.
(c) Wind.
(d) A person.

5. Why does the narrator like the hazel?
(a) It provides food for his grouse.
(b) It has a purple color.
(c) It gives shade.
(d) It is nearly extinct in his area.

6. According to the narrator, where do most people see silphium?
(a) In areas near riverbanks.
(b) In a botany book.
(c) In areas near graveyards.
(d) In the prairies.

7. What kind of trees do the narrator and dog arrive at during their hunt?
(a) Bur Oak.
(b) Willow.
(c) Alders.
(d) Oaks.

8. What does the narrator admire while eating lunch?
(a) The young golden tamaracks.
(b) The grouse.
(c) The countryside.
(d) His dog.

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

10. Why does the narrator love the tamarack?
(a) It is nearly extinct in his area.
(b) It has beautiful leaves.
(c) It provides food for his grouse.
(d) It gives shade.

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

12. How long does it take silphium to mature?
(a) Probably a year.
(b) Probably a millenium.
(c) Probably a decade.
(d) Probably five years.

13. What is the main argument of this book?
(a) Land ethic.
(b) Social conscience.
(c) Reparation.
(d) Rebuilding.

14. Where does the upland plover spend the winter?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Canada.
(c) The South Pole.
(d) Central America.

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