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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through April 21, April 28, April 28 Free Search, May 2, May 4 Smelting, May 6 Metamorphosis, May 7, May 14 Fishing, May 15 Weeds in Huckleberry Bog, May 24 Graduation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Late Summer Ramblings," the author writes about the changing of the seasons and the life cycle of ________.
(a) Man.
(b) The moth.
(c) The deer.
(d) The raven.

2. What does the author see the squirrels licking?
(a) Some select maple trees.
(b) Their fur.
(c) All the maple trees.
(d) The snow.

3. In "December 21," the author discovers that a local squirrel has stashed __________ all along the path.
(a) Nuts.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Berries.
(d) Apples.

4. What is the thing that surprises the author the most?
(a) Most of the birds have left.
(b) The vibrant colors of the fall leaves.
(c) Most of the leaves have fallen off the ash tree.
(d) He has adjusted to living in his cabin.

5. What does the author begin in "March 23"?
(a) The squirrel hunt.
(b) The squirrel observations.
(c) The syrup-making operation.
(d) The sugar-making operation.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Excursions," the author and one of his students pull up samples of insects from ________.

2. Why might the squirrels be biting down into the bark?

3. As he climbs closer to a bog, he notices not just berries, but also the many _______________ that will later come into season.

4. In his _______________ orchard he notices that below the snow, the mice had been active at gnawing away on the bark of the trees.

5. Whom does the author ask to go fishing with him in "May 4 Smelting"?

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