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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The narrator says that November is the month of the what?
(a) The shovel.
(b) The wind.
(c) The axe.
(d) The tractor.

3. What do people follow, since there is so little going on in nature in January?
(a) Bird nestings.
(b) Plant growth.
(c) Animal tracks.
(d) Bird migrations.

4. How many fish does the narrator catch?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Nine.

5. Who does the narrator say is the first animal to awaken in January?
(a) Hawk.
(b) Skunk.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bathes in the the pools of the painting?

2. What is the first wildlife the narrator mentions lives in his woods?

3. Plovers are smart enough to avoid what?

4. What is the best way to hunt partridge?

5. According to the narrator, how many times does a person view the same painting?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much land does the narrator say he owns?

2. What does the narrator consider the "big deal" when he catches three trout?

3. Why is the narrator unsuccessful in transplanting silphium?

4. When hunting partridge with his dog, the narrator stops and listens for what?

5. Who or what is the third enemy of the plover?

6. Why does the narrator see his disease plagued woods as a blessing?

7. What does the narrator believe are the three commandments of the chickadees?

8. What is the most basic principle of ecology according to the narrator?

9. The narrator says that the migratory habits of the upland plover proves that nature knows what?

10. What can people learn from animal tracks?

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