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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. The author writes about the delicate relationship between _________.
(a) The Earth and the sun.
(b) The Earth and the stars.
(c) The Earth and the rest of the solar system.
(d) The Earth and the moon.

2. After a few weeks, what does Jack learn to do on his own?
(a) Fly.
(b) Eat.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Swim.

3. In his _______________ orchard he notices that below the snow, the mice had been active at gnawing away on the bark of the trees.
(a) Lemon.
(b) Apple.
(c) Plum.
(d) Peach.

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?
(a) Spoiled meat meant for his ravens.
(b) Meant for the coyotes.
(c) Meant for his birthday.
(d) Meant for his dogs.

5. What does the author believe is responsible for our changing seasons today?
(a) A collision long ago.
(b) The moon being an asteroid.
(c) The fission theory.
(d) The coalescing of gas and dust in the creation of the moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author concluded that the squirrels had developed a way of making ___________.

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

3. In "January 20 Coyotes," what is the man, which the author just happens upon, doing?

4. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.

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

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