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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the section "Election Time," the author's ______________ is visiting for a deer hunt.
(a) Cousin.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Son.
(d) Niece.

2. The author reflects in "October 14 To Find Small Caterpillars" that he is much like whom?
(a) His wife.
(b) Jack.
(c) His son.
(d) HIs father.

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

4. As the author is running through the forest, he comes to a clearing that has been logged a few years earlier. What does he see there?
(a) A deer.
(b) A cougar.
(c) A bear.
(d) A moose.

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

6. What does "Adams Hill" describe?
(a) A favorite sledding hill.
(b) The author's family.
(c) The land around the cabin and the family who first settled in the area.
(d) A local cemetery.

7. When they first arrive at the cabin, who depends on the author for his food and his companionship?
(a) The deer.
(b) The neighbor.
(c) The son.
(d) The raven.

8. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.
(a) Thousand.
(b) Trillion.
(c) Million.
(d) Billion.

9. In the section "September 23-26 The Garden," the author observes what about the green beans and squash he planted?
(a) They grew fruit.
(b) They are very large and colorful.
(c) They failed to fruit.
(d) They died.

10. After running in "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack," how does the author feel?
(a) Tired and sore.
(b) Refreshed and energized.
(c) Exhausted.
(d) Bored.

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

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

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

14. As the author cuts wood for the winter, he notices areas he cleared only a few years before are covered with __________.
(a) Moss.
(b) Saplings.
(c) Shrubs.
(d) Leaves.

15. After the author runs, how does he feel?
(a) Bored.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Tired and sore.
(d) Relaxed and content.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the evening chorus dies off, what does the author do?

2. During a ________, the author notices that most of the trees turn from green to yellow.

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

4. In "August 9-13 Some Berries," the author is in search of some _____________.

5. The author observes that single leaves __________ turn different colors.

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