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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Burning Wood," the author writes that he is happy he has cut down so much wood, and it has given him a feeling of accomplishment. Nevertheless, what is he annoyed about?
(a) His stove is efficient at cooking food but inefficient at heating his cabin.
(b) He is still in need of more wood.
(c) The wood is filled with insects.
(d) He is very sore from chopping wood.

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

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

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

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

7. During his daily_______, the author sees a web of many tiny caterpillars all flashing together in unison from side to side.
(a) Hike.
(b) Bike ride.
(c) Walk.
(d) Run.

8. What comes out in the early evening, closely followed by several types of songbirds?
(a) Swarms of mosquitoes.
(b) Bats.
(c) Deer.
(d) Swarms of flies.

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

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

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

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

13. What does the author notice about the plants in the shade?
(a) They grow faster and always flower.
(b) They grow slower and sometimes never flower.
(c) They are larger than those in sunlight.
(d) They are lighter in color than those in sunlight.

14. The author writes about the delicate relationship between _________.
(a) The Earth and the stars.
(b) The Earth and the rest of the solar system.
(c) The Earth and the moon.
(d) The Earth and the sun.

15. Do they spot deer?
(a) No.
(b) Yes, but only a few.
(c) Yes, many.
(d) Yes, but only one.

Short Answer Questions

1. One raven flies close to the author, circles away, and then comes back. At this point, what is the author wondering about?

2. The families have lived in the area since _________, and the author is a friend of the descendants of those first settlers.

3. What is "October 10 Home Chores" about?

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

5. What does Stuart win?

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