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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the introduction, the first twelve chapters of the book generally are a description of what?
(a) The author's travels.
(b) Family.
(c) Nature.
(d) The author's theories.

2. What does the narrator's dog do when the narrator misses a shot?
(a) Walks away.
(b) Stays where the partidge is.
(c) Barks.
(d) Finds another partridge.

3. In Chapter One, where do the tracks end that the narrator is following?
(a) In the field.
(b) At the bottom of the tree.
(c) At the edge of the river.
(d) At a pile of driftwood.

4. What animal is playing on the green turf in the painting?
(a) Mice.
(b) Deer.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Rabbits.

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

6. According to the narrator, about how many wild plants go into season every week from April to September?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

7. By following the deer tracks, the narrator finds out that the deer move about in an area approximately how long to find food from their bed?
(a) One mile.
(b) Two miles.
(c) One-half mile.
(d) Five miles.

8. Where do the animals go when they are pushed out of their home by the floods?
(a) The forest.
(b) Nowhere, they drown.
(c) The prairie.
(d) Higher land.

9. The book begins in January with what type of weather or environment?
(a) The ice storms.
(b) The January snow.
(c) The midwinter blizzards.
(d) The January thaw.

10. What kind of tracks are seen in the painting?
(a) Animal tracks.
(b) People tracks.
(c) There are no tracks in the painting.
(d) Tire tracks.

11. What kind of seedlings does the narrator describe?
(a) Corn.
(b) Fir.
(c) Oak.
(d) Evergreen.

12. How many commandments does the narrator believe the chickadee lives by?
(a) 10.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

14. In November, the wind blows in what direction?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) East.
(d) West.

15. What kind of tracks does the narrator follow in Chapter One?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Bear.
(c) Skunk.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator concludes that if there is a lone goose, it is caused by what?

2. Pines do best when they are away from their parents, because they get their own what?

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

4. Why does the narrator like the hazel?

5. Why does the narrator say he has to get off his neighbor's property?

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