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

2. What kind of tree does the State College want the farmers to plant?
(a) Chinese elm.
(b) Pine.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Cottonwood.

3. The narrator states that the level of violence on the land is directly related to what?
(a) The native plants.
(b) The native animals.
(c) The health of the land.
(d) Population density.

4. In Chapter 14, what are the grandfather and grandson cutting down?
(a) Chinese elm tree.
(b) Pine tree.
(c) Oak tree.
(d) Cottonwood tree.

5. In the summer, the weather on White Mountain is unpredictable because of what?
(a) Summer snow storms.
(b) Wind.
(c) Summer rain storms.
(d) Lightning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator think is the only one who listens to the wolf's howl objectively?

2. According to the narrator, too much safety in our lives means what in the long run?

3. What bird is only found only in the sand counties?

4. 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?

5. When too many people want the same trophies, what component of the trophy does this mass use problem decrease?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two ideas that are part of the split-rail value does the narrator say the pioneer period creates?

2. Why should a person never return to nature twice?

3. Why are public policies involved with outdoor recreation controversial?

4. Why does the narrator find that the sand farms aren't as poor as people think?

5. What are the conditions that the narrator's father set when he gives the narrator permission to shoot partridges?

6. According to the narrator, what is the numenon and what is its opposite?

7. The narrator says that he thinks getting rid of the wolves means more deer, but this isn't the case in the long run. Why?

8. What is the best way to manage national parks according to the narrator?

9. Where is the history of the area of White Mountain recorded?

10. What does the narrator state is the main premise for ethics and the environment?

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