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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually, what does Jack do?
(a) He flies away from the author and the cabin and does not return.
(b) He returns to school.
(c) He moves back home.
(d) He attacks the author.

2. "The Time of Birdsong" describes the author's all-day observations of __________.
(a) The song and calls of the larks by his window.
(b) The ravens.
(c) The birds he has captured in a cage.
(d) The different calls and songs of the birds in the area.

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

4. What does Stuart win?
(a) A horse.
(b) A pumpkin.
(c) A pig.
(d) A painting.

5. What have many forest creatures invaded in "October 7 Housemates"?
(a) The author's barn.
(b) The author's yard.
(c) The author's outhouse.
(d) The author's house.

6. Why do the squirrels, in particular, fascinate the author?
(a) They are very mean.
(b) They try so hard to stay hidden.
(c) They are very curious.
(d) They are very loud.

7. During the author's run, what does he notice?
(a) The leaves have begun to change color.
(b) Several deer in a field.
(c) Snow starting to fall.
(d) The first apple leaves starting to fall.

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

9. 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) Cranberries and figs.
(c) Cranberries and holly.
(d) Huckleberries and figs.

10. When little mice first start to join the author in his cabin, he thinks they are ___________.
(a) Cute.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Scary.

11. In "Habits and Hunts," what has the author given up?
(a) Shaving.
(b) Brushing his teeth.
(c) Combing his hair.
(d) Eating.

12. In the section "Scents and Sounds," to what does the author listen?
(a) The sounds of the evening.
(b) The sounds of the morning.
(c) The sounds of the night.
(d) The sounds of the afternoon.

13. What are the author and his son doing as the section "August 30" begins?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Hiking.
(c) Singing.
(d) Picking blackberries.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "June 12 Early Harvests," the author continues felling trees and splitting wood for __________.

2. In "Jack," what details are given about the author?

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

4. What does the author find for Jack to sleep on?

5. Why does the author roll rocks under the foundation of his cabin?

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