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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 4 Wanderers, August 6 Late Summer Ramblings, August 9-13 Some Berries, August 14 Whispers of Fall, August 30, Early September, September 13, September 18, September 20 Clearcuts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Giant piles of gravel, steep ridges, and ponds are all evidence of ___________.
(a) The last glacier.
(b) The last meteor shower.
(c) The last tornado.
(d) The last earthquake.

2. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.
(a) Bluejay.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Raven.
(d) Robin.

3. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.
(a) Deserts.
(b) Swamps.
(c) Forests.
(d) Glaciers.

4. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.
(a) Trillion.
(b) Billion.
(c) Thousand.
(d) Million.

5. In "August 9-13 Some Berries," the author is in search of some _____________.
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Blueberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Traveling Companion" begins with the author's description of his journey to ___________.

2. "Beginnings" deals with the author's goals for the _________ he will spend in the cabin.

3. The author has another run on "September 18" - this time running a length of __________ miles.

4. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?

5. While the author is working on building the new outhouse, what must he make a trip into town to get?

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