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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In June, the robin starts singing in the early morning, but in autumn, when does the robin sing?
(a) The robin is silent.
(b) In mid morning.
(c) In the evening.
(d) In the afternoon.

4. Who does the narrator ask to help cut down the oak tree?
(a) A friend.
(b) He does it alone.
(c) His son.
(d) His neighbor.

5. Plovers are smart enough to avoid what?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Drainage ditches.
(c) Hay mowers.
(d) Owls.

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

7. The narrator talks about the geese's inevitable flight to where?
(a) Their original breeding ground.
(b) The marshes of Sand County.
(c) The north.
(d) The south.

8. What fish is the narrator fishing for?
(a) Carp.
(b) Trout.
(c) Catfish.
(d) Salmon.

9. People tend to ignore song birds that do what?
(a) Sing only part of the time.
(b) Sing long songs.
(c) Sing all the time.
(d) Sing only in the evening.

10. What is the first wildlife the narrator mentions lives in his woods?
(a) The coons.
(b) The bears.
(c) The wood ducks.
(d) The chickadees.

11. What is the best way to hunt partridge?
(a) Walk along the path at the marsh.
(b) Make a plan of what to do.
(c) Walk through the mountains.
(d) Walk between berry bushes.

12. What does the narrator hear when the sun comes up?
(a) A tree falling.
(b) Dogs barking.
(c) Animals moving.
(d) The neighbor's tractor.

13. How many miles do the geese travel?
(a) 100.
(b) 150.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

14. How many acres of land does the narrator legally own?
(a) 12.
(b) 120.
(c) 50.
(d) 100.

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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A person tells a lot about animals' feeding habits during a season by looking at what?

3. What is the general topic of A Sand County?

4. In November, the wind blows in what direction?

5. What animal do the cured oak leaves feed?

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