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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) Geographic.
(b) Geothermal.
(c) Geologic.
(d) Geometric.

2. When Europeans arrive, why do they clear the land?
(a) To make it suitable for agriculture.
(b) To make is suitable for living.
(c) To make room for more people to come.
(d) To be able to watch the sun rise and set.

3. The author observes a pair of swallows in a nest by his cabin and how quickly they move on with their lives when ____________.
(a) Their nest is destroyed.
(b) They are injured while protecting their nest.
(c) Their eggs hatch.
(d) Their baby birds are killed.

4. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.
(a) Million.
(b) Billion.
(c) Thousand.
(d) Trillion.

5. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.
(a) Robin.
(b) Sparrow.
(c) Raven.
(d) Bluejay.

Short Answer Questions

1. The two men catch up on what has been going on in the area, including _____________ protest of a logging operation.

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

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

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

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

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