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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the section "August 4 Wanderers" describe?
(a) The author wandering in the woods.
(b) A heavy rain and the animals who depend on that moisture.
(c) A powerful storm.
(d) The animals that wander the forest.

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

3. The author smells a scent that triggers a memory of a childhood evening with whom?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His brother.

4. In "Beginnings," the author tells us that he has what kind of contact with the outside world?
(a) A telephone in his bedroom.
(b) A walkie-talkie.
(c) A telephone in the neighbor's outhouse.
(d) A cell phone.

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

6. "The Urgency of Spring" is the story of what?
(a) How the woods is in need of spring's warmth.
(b) How plants and animals cannot wait for spring.
(c) How plants and animals reproduce and die.
(d) How the author is desperately in need of spring.

7. Now that the leaves have fallen, what can the author do?
(a) See for long distances and observe more of the natural world.
(b) Go skiing.
(c) Go deer hunting.
(d) Take a break from watching nature.

8. In "Trees," the author writes about using trees as _______.
(a) Food.
(b) Energy.
(c) A source of paper.
(d) A means of blocking the sun.

9. On what does the author base his conclusions?
(a) On his experiments.
(b) On his observations.
(c) On previously discovered scientific evidence.
(d) On his assumptions.

10. In the section "Time," the author realizes that he has spent over _________ months in the cabin.
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

11. While the author is working on building the new outhouse, what must he make a trip into town to get?
(a) Some wood glue.
(b) Some nails.
(c) Some scrap lumber.
(d) A hammer.

12. In "November 8-9 Jack?" the author observes a group of ravens that he has done what for?
(a) Built a nest.
(b) Talked to.
(c) Saved.
(d) Set out food.

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

14. What caused the animals in the region to change?
(a) The change in the landscape.
(b) The changing climate.
(c) The coming of man.
(d) The change in the food supply.

15. What does the author believe is responsible for our changing seasons today?
(a) The coalescing of gas and dust in the creation of the moon.
(b) A collision long ago.
(c) The moon being an asteroid.
(d) The fission theory.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author reflects in "October 14 To Find Small Caterpillars" that he is much like whom?

2. In the section "October 6 Cherry Hill Drive", the author drives to a clearing that has been logged ______________ before.

3. In "Bedrock," the author gives a ___________ history of the region.

4. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?

5. During the author's run, what does he notice?

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