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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. According to the narrator, about how many wild plants go into season every week from April to September?

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

3. In Adams County, October is the hunting season for what?

4. Where does the upland plover spend the winter?

5. Where do plovers nest?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What can people learn from animal tracks?

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

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

5. What does the narrator consider the "big deal" when he catches three trout?

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

7. What is the main argument of this book?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are numerous examples of anthropomorphism in the book. Explain what this term means. Give at least five examples of how the author uses it. Discuss why he uses this technique.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Leopold's view of wildlife in American culture. What are the three different values that people have when it comes to nature? Which are most important and why? What roles do wildlife managers and administrators play?

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