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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 logging company uses dangerous ________________ to get rid of the trees.
(a) Small explosions..
(b) Large chainsaws.
(c) Poisonous sprays.
(d) Felling tools.

2. In town the author meets _________________, who gives him some wood and fixes his chainsaw.
(a) Perry Kennedy.
(b) Peter Kinney.
(c) Paul Kinnard.
(d) Patrick Kearney.

3. What does the author awaken to on his first morning?
(a) The sound of cars.
(b) The many different birdcalls.
(c) Frogs croaking.
(d) Quiet.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "June 12 Early Harvests," the author continues felling trees and splitting wood for __________.

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

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

4. The trees that now populate the region are the trees of __________.

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

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