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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. Giant piles of gravel, steep ridges, and ponds are all evidence of ___________.
(a) The last glacier.
(b) The last earthquake.
(c) The last tornado.
(d) The last meteor shower.

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

3. "The Time of Birdsong" describes the author's all-day observations of __________.
(a) The song and calls of the larks by his window.
(b) The ravens.
(c) The different calls and songs of the birds in the area.
(d) The birds he has captured in a cage.

4. "Beginnings" deals with the author's goals for the _________ he will spend in the cabin.
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) Five years.
(d) Year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.

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

3. In town the author meets _________________, who gives him some wood and fixes his chainsaw.

4. "The Urgency of Spring" is the story of what?

5. What does the author awaken to on his first morning?

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