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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. On the way back to the car, what does the author find?
(a) Many mice.
(b) Animal tracks.
(c) A deer and flies.
(d) A moose and many tiny spiders.

2. The author observes a pair of swallows in a nest by his cabin and how quickly they move on with their lives when ____________.
(a) Their eggs hatch.
(b) They are injured while protecting their nest.
(c) Their baby birds are killed.
(d) Their nest is destroyed.

3. In "Excursions," the author and one of his students pull up samples of insects from ________.
(a) Near a tree.
(b) The mud.
(c) An old bird's nest.
(d) Below the ice in the stream.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "December 21," the author discovers that a local squirrel has stashed __________ all along the path.

3. Why did the author have an easy time seeing the tracks of various animals?

4. In "December 12 Rump Steak," the author discovers that the steak that he thought a friendly neighbor left him to enjoy through the winter was actually what?

5. The author smells a scent that triggers a memory of a childhood evening with whom?

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