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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through September 23-26 The Garden, September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack, October 1 The Foliage, October 3 The Rendevous, October 6 Cherry Hill Drive, October 7 Housemates, October 8 Moose, October 10 Home Chores, October 11-13, Flying Samaras and Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack" about?
(a) The author's interest in squirrels.
(b) The author's maple syrup-making routine.
(c) The author's daily routines and his daily runs.
(d) The author's desire for sugar.

2. After running in "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack," how does the author feel?
(a) Tired and sore.
(b) Refreshed and energized.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Bored.

3. "The Traveling Companion" begins with the author's description of his journey to ___________.
(a) The bog.
(b) His son's home in Vermont.
(c) His cabin deep in the woods of Maine.
(d) His son's school.

4. What does the author do to the mice?
(a) He exterminates them.
(b) He names them.
(c) He lures them outside.
(d) He feeds them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author and his son plant a ______ oak near the cabin.

2. The families have lived in the area since _________, and the author is a friend of the descendants of those first settlers.

3. In "August 9-13 Some Berries," the author is in search of some _____________.

4. After the author runs, how does he feel?

5. In the section "September 20 Clearcuts," the author observes some wasps. This makes him think back to _____________.

(see the answer key)

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