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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 very sore from chopping wood.
(c) He is still in need of more wood.
(d) The wood is filled with insects.

3. Where do the author and his son go In "Early September"?
(a) The county fair.
(b) The state fair.
(c) The farmer's market.
(d) The art fair.

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

5. What does the author find for Jack to sleep on?
(a) A twin bed.
(b) A straw mattress.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A wood pile.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author has observed that the small cemeteries are full of the families who first came to the area and that the majority of gravestones belong to whom?

2. What does the author do to the mice?

3. What are the author and his son doing as the section "August 30" begins?

4. The birds start when it is still dark and the singing picks up with the increasing __________.

5. The author reflects in "October 14 To Find Small Caterpillars" that he is much like whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in "September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack"?

2. What does the author notice about the wasp and caterpillars?

3. What takes place in "September 20 Clearcuts"?

4. How is the author's sense of smell important to him?

5. What does the author do to prepare for winter in "June 12 Early Harvests"?

6. Describe the author's traveling companion. Why might he want this companion?

7. How does the author feel about his housemates in "October 7 Housemates"? Why?

8. Describe the author's first morning in the cabin. What can be predicted regarding his stay in this cabin based on this information?

9. What is the geologic history of the region? Why might the author give this information?

10. What takes place in "August 4 Wanderers"?

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