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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. The author notices the trees and flowers blooming and climbs up into _______________ where he has built a lookout to observe the natural world.
(a) The loft of the barn.
(b) A red spruce tree.
(c) A poplar tree.
(d) A hot air balloon.

2. "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 birds he has captured in a cage.
(c) The ravens.
(d) The different calls and songs of the birds in the area.

3. In the section "September 20 Clearcuts," the author observes some wasps. This makes him think back to _____________.
(a) His own father's collection of wasps.
(b) His son's collection of wasps.
(c) The wasps by his cabin.
(d) His own collection of wasps.

4. In "Beginnings," the author tells us that he has what kind of contact with the outside world?
(a) A walkie-talkie.
(b) A cell phone.
(c) A telephone in his bedroom.
(d) A telephone in the neighbor's outhouse.

5. As he climbs closer to a bog, he notices not just berries, but also the many _______________ that will later come into season.
(a) Huckleberries and holly.
(b) Huckleberries and figs.
(c) Cranberries and figs.
(d) Cranberries and holly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.

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

4. 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?

5. The logging company uses dangerous ________________ to get rid of the trees.

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