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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator kill his first partridge?
(a) In his fourth hunting season.
(b) In his first hunting season.
(c) In his third hunting season.
(d) In his second hunting season.

2. Why is the narrator given his first shotgun at an early age?
(a) To shoot squirrels.
(b) To learn how to shoot.
(c) To shoot rabbits.
(d) To shoot ducks.

3. One type of outdoor recreation enthusiast is the kind that wanders in the woods searching for what?
(a) The "perfect place".
(b) The wilderness.
(c) Rare plants and birds.
(d) Mushrooms.

4. Who does the narrator think is the only one who listens to the wolf's howl objectively?
(a) The deer.
(b) The farmer.
(c) The hunter.
(d) The White Mountain.

5. What bird is only found only in the sand counties?
(a) The jackpine.
(b) The golden duck.
(c) The clay colored sparrow.
(d) The woodpecker.

6. The narrator discusses the travel of what through time?
(a) A bird.
(b) An annimal.
(c) A tree.
(d) An atom.

7. According to the narrator, today the honey-colored hills of the northwest mountains are covered with what?
(a) Old alfalfa fields.
(b) Degrading hay.
(c) Bunchgrass.
(d) Cheat grass.

8. When does the State Conservation Department begin to rebuild the river?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1947.

9. According to the narrator, too much safety in our lives means what in the long run?
(a) Danger.
(b) Less prosperity.
(c) Loss of excitement.
(d) More predictability.

10. What river does the narrator talk about in Chapter 13?
(a) The Wisconsin River.
(b) The Sasquehena.
(c) The Porterville.
(d) The Flambeau.

11. Who actually kills the bear?
(a) The government trapper.
(b) The bear shoots himself.
(c) A local farmer.
(d) The state trooper.

12. What does the bus pass through, after it passes State College?
(a) More farmland.
(b) Forest.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Marsh area.

13. Who does the the state send to kill the bear?
(a) A state trooper.
(b) A bounty hunter.
(c) A government trapper.
(d) None of these.

14. According to the narrator, the difficult part about finding a way to return to nature is to find a way to do this without destroying what?
(a) Animals.
(b) Nature.
(c) Plants.
(d) Soil.

15. What flower does the narrator describe as blooming in the sand?
(a) All of the above.
(b) The draba.
(c) The dustwort.
(d) The hydrangea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the summer, the weather on White Mountain is unpredictable because of what?

2. According to the narrator, who or what is responsible for the last of the grizzlies being shot?

3. According to the narrator in Chapter 14, what is the purpose of the farms they are passing by?

4. What animals do the grizzly bear eat in the spring?

5. The narrator believes that conservation is the state of harmony between the land and what?

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