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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through March 30 Cocoons, March 31, April 2 Dreams, April 3 Ice Fishing, April 4 Returns, April 8, April 11, April 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where can moss grow?
(a) In strong sunlight.
(b) Very few places.
(c) In very dry locations.
(d) On rotting stumps and trees, in decaying grass, on rocks and ridges, and sometimes just on the bare ground.

2. In the section "June 12 Early Harvests," the author continues felling trees and splitting wood for __________.
(a) Building an outhouse.
(b) Building a barn.
(c) Adding onto his cabin.
(d) His winter fires.

3. What does the author see the squirrels licking?
(a) The snow.
(b) All the maple trees.
(c) Their fur.
(d) Some select maple trees.

4. "Scrap Lumber" describes the author's daily routine of ___________.
(a) Sleeping late and watching the birds.
(b) Swimming in the pond and sun bathing.
(c) Cutting wood and avoiding the biting flies and mosquitoes.
(d) Writing poetry.

5. What does the author awaken to on his first morning?
(a) Quiet.
(b) The sound of cars.
(c) Frogs croaking.
(d) The many different birdcalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. The families have lived in the area since _________, and the author is a friend of the descendants of those first settlers.

2. After the evening chorus dies off, what does the author do?

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

4. What does the author find for Jack to sleep on?

5. The author dissects the cocoon and discovers a great deal about _____________.

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