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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. Why does the author make a trip in "December 4"?
(a) He is bored.
(b) To buy more supplies.
(c) To visit friends.
(d) To see his son, Stuart.

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

3. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?
(a) Swarms of flies.
(b) Bats.
(c) Swarms of mosquitoes.
(d) Deer.

4. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.
(a) Forests.
(b) Glaciers.
(c) Deserts.
(d) Swamps.

5. In this section, whom does the farmer meet with at the cabin?
(a) The dairy farmer.
(b) A local farmer.
(c) His neighbor.
(d) The lumber company.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "Scents and Sounds," to what does the author listen?

2. In "Jack," what details are given about the author?

3. In the section "Flying Samaras and Consciousness," the author writes about the little rotary seeds of the ____________ tree known as samaras.

4. In "September 13," how many miles does the author run as he observes caterpillars, ravens, and flies along the way?

5. The author watches in fascination as _______________.

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