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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 does the author reflect on as he gathers bunches of berries?
(a) Earlier months of his stay in the cabin.
(b) Earlier times in his childhood.
(c) His marriage.
(d) His son.

2. When they first arrive at the cabin, who depends on the author for his food and his companionship?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) The deer.
(c) The raven.
(d) The son.

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

4. What does "Adams Hill" describe?
(a) The land around the cabin and the family who first settled in the area.
(b) A local cemetery.
(c) A favorite sledding hill.
(d) The author's family.

5. In "September 13," how many miles does the author run as he observes caterpillars, ravens, and flies along the way?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When farming begins to spread farther west, the land reverts from farmland to ________.

2. 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?

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

4. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.

5. What is "October 10 Home Chores" about?

(see the answer key)

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