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

2. How long does the narrator wait to cut the oak tree down?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few days.
(c) Several years.
(d) A month.

3. In 1937, the narrator bands how many chickadees?
(a) 7.
(b) 14.
(c) 21.
(d) 4.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator love the tamarack?

2. How many commandments does the narrator believe the chickadee lives by?

3. Who paints the picture or scene that the narrator likes to view?

4. Most geese travel in families of how many?

5. What is the best way to hunt partridge?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the meadow mouse live in the winter?

2. What "painting" does the narrator like to view that is seldom viewed?

3. What conclusion does the narrator come to with respect to the lone goose?

4. When the narrator sees two woodcocks sky dance, what does he not know about them?

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

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

7. Where does the skunk trail go and what is the narrator's conclusion?

8. What can people learn from animal tracks?

9. What two natural enemies do the plover and man have in common?

10. Why do pines have the reputation of being green year round?

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