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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. 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 baby birds are killed.
(b) Their nest is destroyed.
(c) Their eggs hatch.
(d) They are injured while protecting their nest.

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

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

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

5. The author and a friend who comes to visit one evening make a ___________ cobbler and dance in the moonlight.
(a) Raspberry.
(b) Blackberry.
(c) Blueberry.
(d) Strawberry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does "Adams Hill" describe?

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

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