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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Beginnings" deals with the author's goals for the _________ he will spend in the cabin.
(a) Year.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

2. "Scrap Lumber" describes the author's daily routine of ___________.
(a) Sleeping late and watching the birds.
(b) Swimming in the pond and sun bathing.
(c) Writing poetry.
(d) Cutting wood and avoiding the biting flies and mosquitoes.

3. The author notes more evidence of the seasons changing in "August 14 Whispers of Fall." Who comes for a visit?
(a) The author's wife.
(b) The author's son Stuart and his daughter Erica.
(c) The author's son Stuart, his daughter Erica, and two friends.
(d) The author's daughter Erica.

4. The author observes that single leaves __________ turn different colors.
(a) Do.
(b) Sometimes.
(c) Frequently.
(d) Do not.

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

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

7. After the evening chorus dies off, what does the author do?
(a) He records the songs of the birds.
(b) He grows tired of the birds.
(c) He sleeps in late.
(d) He wakes very early for the dawn chorus.

8. The two men catch up on what has been going on in the area, including _____________ protest of a logging operation.
(a) An Audubon Society.
(b) A Sierra Club.
(c) An Earth First.
(d) A Green.

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

10. The author has another run on "September 18" - this time running a length of __________ miles.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Forty.

11. In the section "October 6 Cherry Hill Drive", the author drives to a clearing that has been logged ______________ before.
(a) Many months.
(b) A few decades.
(c) Many years.
(d) A few weeks.

12. Though the pair is hunting on election day, the author observes what?
(a) There are quite a few others out hunting instead of voting.
(b) He feels the need to vote.
(c) It really has no meaning to them, so removed from the real world.
(d) He wonders who he would have voted for.

13. In the section "Flying Samaras and Consciousness," the author writes about the little rotary seeds of the ____________ tree known as samaras.
(a) Pine.
(b) Poplar.
(c) Oak.
(d) Maple.

14. The author tries to draw conclusions about _____________.
(a) The moon's orbit, rise, and set.
(b) The size of the sun versus other stars.
(c) The sun's power.
(d) The way the stars were created.

15. The author notices the trees and flowers blooming and climbs up into _______________ where he has built a lookout to observe the natural world.
(a) A hot air balloon.
(b) A red spruce tree.
(c) The loft of the barn.
(d) A poplar tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author observes what in the section "The Moon"?

2. Where do the author and his son go In "Early September"?

3. "October 3 The Annual Rendezvous" is about __________________.

4. What does the author notice about the plants in the shade?

5. What does "Adams Hill" describe?

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