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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through November 15 Moss Watch, November 25 Connections, November 28 More Flies, December 3, December 4, December 8, December 9 The Lunar Eclipse, December 11 Wind, December 12 Rump Steak and Roadkills, December 13, December 15 You Can Never Go Back, December 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author and a friend who comes to visit one evening make a ___________ cobbler and dance in the moonlight.
(a) Blueberry.
(b) Strawberry.
(c) Blackberry.
(d) Raspberry.

2. In "Jack," what details are given about the author?
(a) The author's relationship with his neighbor.
(b) The author's relationship with a young deer.
(c) The author's relationship with the raven he captured when it was a baby.
(d) The author's relationship with his son.

3. Why do the squirrels, in particular, fascinate the author?
(a) They are very curious.
(b) They are very loud.
(c) They are very mean.
(d) They try so hard to stay hidden.

4. What does the section "August 4 Wanderers" describe?
(a) A powerful storm.
(b) The animals that wander the forest.
(c) A heavy rain and the animals who depend on that moisture.
(d) The author wandering in the woods.

5. In the section "October 6 Cherry Hill Drive", the author drives to a clearing that has been logged ______________ before.
(a) Many years.
(b) A few decades.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) Many months.

Short Answer Questions

1. After running in "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack," how does the author feel?

2. The author watches in fascination as _______________.

3. The author also writes about the miniature plants left over from _________that make their homes close to the ground?

4. Now that the leaves have fallen, what can the author do?

5. During his daily_______, the author sees a web of many tiny caterpillars all flashing together in unison from side to side.

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