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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Late Summer Ramblings," the author writes about the changing of the seasons and the life cycle of ________.
(a) Man.
(b) The deer.
(c) The raven.
(d) The moth.

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

3. What is "October 10 Home Chores" about?
(a) The author's chores.
(b) The author's family.
(c) The author's peculiar style of living in the cabin.
(d) The author's records of his experiences.

4. "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 different calls and songs of the birds in the area.
(d) The birds he has captured in a cage.

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

6. 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) The moon being an asteroid.
(c) The fission theory.
(d) A collision long ago.

7. 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 cougar.
(b) A moose.
(c) A deer.
(d) A bear.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. When Europeans arrive, why do they clear the land?
(a) To make is suitable for living.
(b) To make it suitable for agriculture.
(c) To be able to watch the sun rise and set.
(d) To make room for more people to come.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the section "Time," the author realizes that he has spent over _________ months in the cabin.

2. What is the thing that surprises the author the most?

3. His traveling companion is a ____________ that he took out of the nest when it was still a baby.

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

5. What does the author reflect on as he gathers bunches of berries?

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