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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. Where do plovers nest?
(a) Hayfields.
(b) Under the ground.
(c) Barns.
(d) Trees.

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

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

4. According to the narrator, some hunters get into the habit of getting up early from who or what?
(a) From dogs or coffee pots.
(b) From geese or other birds.
(c) From geese or coffee pots.
(d) From owls or other birds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree does the narrator write about in April?

2. What flower does the narrator write about in April?

3. How long do the blackberry bushes glow red?

4. How many acres of land does the narrator legally own?

5. Who does the narrator ask to help cut down the oak tree?

Short Essay Questions

1. The narrator says that the only thing people hope for with respect to this painting is what?

2. With regards to hunting partridges, the narrator says that he and his dog have what kind of relationship?

3. Why does a person not return for a second viewing of the "painting" that the author likes to view?

4. What is the narrator trying to record when he goes out in the morning?

5. What does the narrator consider special about the woodcock?

6. Why is the flora in the area shrinking?

7. What are red lanterns and what are they used for?

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

9. What happens when the narrator cuts down the oak tree?

10. Why is the narrator unsuccessful in transplanting silphium?

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