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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 the morning sunlight, the painting is sprayed with what?
(a) Dew.
(b) An overlay of blue.
(c) A clear color.
(d) Nothing.

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

3. The narrator concludes that if there is a lone goose, it is caused by what?
(a) Human involvement.
(b) Animal involvement.
(c) Being left behind.
(d) Getting lost.

4. How many winters do the longest survivor of the narrator's banded chickadee group live?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

5. The narrator says that different hunts have different what?
(a) Time limits.
(b) Smells.
(c) Flavors.
(d) Patterns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator admire while eating lunch?

2. All the trees in the area date to what time?

3. What kind of seedlings does the narrator describe?

4. When is the best time to hunt for grouse?

5. What kind of predator follows the meadow mouse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where do tamaracks grow?

4. How does the bur oak survive the prairie fires?

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

6. Why does the narrator consider the oak tree special?

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

8. Why does the narrator say that most paintings become famous?

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

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

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