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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. During the author's run, what does he notice?
(a) Several deer in a field.
(b) Snow starting to fall.
(c) The leaves have begun to change color.
(d) The first apple leaves starting to fall.

2. When they first arrive at the cabin, who depends on the author for his food and his companionship?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The raven.
(c) The deer.
(d) The son.

3. In "September 13," how many miles does the author run as he observes caterpillars, ravens, and flies along the way?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

4. The author and his son plant a ______ oak near the cabin.
(a) Live.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Pin.

5. What does the author reflect on as he gathers bunches of berries?
(a) His marriage.
(b) Earlier months of his stay in the cabin.
(c) Earlier times in his childhood.
(d) His son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the animals in the region to change?

2. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.

3. In "Beginnings," the author tells us that he has what kind of contact with the outside world?

4. The trees that now populate the region are the trees of __________.

5. Where do the author and his son go In "Early September"?

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