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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. In the section "May 7," the author observes a few more nesting birds and notes their mating rituals are starting to _______.
(a) End.
(b) Increase.
(c) Be renewed.
(d) Begin.

2. In "January 6 A Discussion," what does the author notice that he might be a little odd for doing?
(a) Teaching in his cabin.
(b) Hauling around road kill in the back of his pick up truck.
(c) Hunting for his food.
(d) Living in the woods alone.

3. In "March 20-21 First Tappers," what does the author notice about the squirrels?
(a) They look confused.
(b) They are very fat.
(c) They look ill.
(d) Strange behavior.

4. In his _______________ orchard he notices that below the snow, the mice had been active at gnawing away on the bark of the trees.
(a) Apple.
(b) Peach.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Plum.

5. In "April 2 Dreams," the author remembers a couple of dreams from how long ago?
(a) Nights before.
(b) Years before.
(c) Hours before.
(d) Decades before.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the author ask to go fishing with him in "May 4 Smelting"?

2. In "April 21," the author and Stuart, his son, take ___________.

3. Where can moss grow?

4. In "January 31," the author must deal with extreme cold weather as well as the return of _______.

5. In the last section, "May 24 Graduation," the author makes the trip back to his university to see ________ graduate.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the author's dreams in "April 2 Dreams." What might these mean?

2. What takes place in "March 31"? How might the author feel about this?

3. How important are these fishing expeditions for the author? Why?

4. How does the author deal with his "cabin fever"?

5. How does the author feel about the mice and flies? Why? How does this compare to how he feels about other animals?

6. What is the most important aspect of hunting for the author? Why?

7. What observations does the author make in "May 15 Weeds in Huckleberry Bog"? What might be the significance of this?

8. What is taking place in "March 13 Storm Warnings"? Why do the people act and feel this way?

9. Describe the metamorphosis taking place in the Maine woods. How might the author feel about this?

10. How do Stuart's classmates respond to his father? How important might their reactions be to how he perceives his father? Why?

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