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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cows, Early February, March 13 Storm Warnings, March 14 Storm, March 14 After the Storm, March 16, Spring, March 20-21 First Tappers, March 23, March 25 Birch Seeds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author decides to make maple syrup with whom?
(a) His students.
(b) His wife.
(c) His son.
(d) His neighbor.

2. The logging company uses dangerous ________________ to get rid of the trees.
(a) Poisonous sprays.
(b) Felling tools.
(c) Small explosions..
(d) Large chainsaws.

3. 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.

4. While in town, for what does he find a lead?
(a) Coal.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Some dead cattle.
(d) Food supplies.

5. Where are the students who arrive in "December 29 Winter Ecology" from?
(a) All over Maine.
(b) The author's high school.
(c) All over the country.
(d) The author's university.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though the weather is still cold in "March 16," the author can see the tracks and furrows of many animals. What does he search for as the sun comes out?

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

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

4. The author has become rather sick of celebrating __________________ in the traditional American way.

5. In "January 20 Coyotes," what is the man, which the author just happens upon, doing?

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