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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do people follow, since there is so little going on in nature in January?

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

3. Why does the chickadee come by when a person is out chopping trees?

4. What kind of predator follows the meadow mouse?

5. In Chapter One, where do the tracks end that the narrator is following?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. To what does the narrator ascribe his likes and dislikes in plants?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Leopold's land ethic. Be sure to include a discussion of the following: ethics in general, what the land ethic is, the reason why he developes this ethic, the premises behind the land ethic, and the implications of the land ethic for people.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Leopold's view of hunting. Include both duck hunting and fox hunting in your discussion. What does he mean by a corrupt sport? How does this relate to his views on conservation? The land ethic?

Essay Topic 3

Leopold writes that what people involve in recreational development of the wilderness needs to build receptivity into peoples' minds and make them want to protect nature and appreciate it, without the roads that damage it. Discuss. What does he mean? How does this relate to his views on conservation? The land ethic?

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