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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Urgency of Spring, June 12 Early Harvests, Jack, Bedrock, Time.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "The Urgency of Spring" is the story of what?
(a) How plants and animals reproduce and die.
(b) How the woods is in need of spring's warmth.
(c) How the author is desperately in need of spring.
(d) How plants and animals cannot wait for spring.

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

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

4. The families have lived in the area since _________, and the author is a friend of the descendants of those first settlers.
(a) 1769.
(b) 1697.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1796.

5. What does the author notice about the plants in the shade?
(a) They are larger than those in sunlight.
(b) They grow slower and sometimes never flower.
(c) They grow faster and always flower.
(d) They are lighter in color than those in sunlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Europeans arrive, why do they clear the land?

2. When they first arrive at the cabin, who depends on the author for his food and his companionship?

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

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

5. "Scrap Lumber" describes the author's daily routine of ___________.

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