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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through August 4 Wanderers, August 6 Late Summer Ramblings, August 9-13 Some Berries, August 14 Whispers of Fall, August 30, Early September, September 13, September 18, September 20 Clearcuts.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. After the author runs, how does he feel?
(a) Bored.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Tired and sore.
(d) Relaxed and content.

4. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.
(a) Glaciers.
(b) Forests.
(c) Deserts.
(d) Swamps.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?

3. What does the author reflect on as he gathers bunches of berries?

4. While the author is working on building the new outhouse, what must he make a trip into town to get?

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

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