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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. After the author runs, how does he feel?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Tired and sore.
(c) Bored.
(d) Relaxed and content.

2. What caused the animals in the region to change?
(a) The changing climate.
(b) The change in the landscape.
(c) The change in the food supply.
(d) The coming of man.

3. "The Time of Birdsong" describes the author's all-day observations of __________.
(a) The ravens.
(b) The different calls and songs of the birds in the area.
(c) The birds he has captured in a cage.
(d) The song and calls of the larks by his window.

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

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) His son.
(d) Earlier times in his childhood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.

3. The author notices the trees and flowers blooming and climbs up into _______________ where he has built a lookout to observe the natural world.

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

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

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