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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. In "Bedrock," the author gives a ___________ history of the region.
(a) Geometric.
(b) Geographic.
(c) Geothermal.
(d) Geologic.

2. After the evening chorus dies off, what does the author do?
(a) He records the songs of the birds.
(b) He wakes very early for the dawn chorus.
(c) He sleeps in late.
(d) He grows tired of the birds.

3. The author has observed that the small cemeteries are full of the families who first came to the area and that the majority of gravestones belong to whom?
(a) Adults.
(b) Men.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

4. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.
(a) Warmth.
(b) Sound.
(c) Light.
(d) Darkness.

5. What does the author find for Jack to sleep on?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A twin bed.
(c) A wood pile.
(d) A straw mattress.

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. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.

3. "The Traveling Companion" begins with the author's description of his journey to ___________.

4. Eventually, what does Jack do?

5. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.

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