A Year in the Maine Woods Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bernd Heinrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Year in the Maine Woods Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Bernd Heinrich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 148 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author notices the trees and flowers blooming and climbs up into _______________ where he has built a lookout to observe the natural world.

2. The author notes more evidence of the seasons changing in "August 14 Whispers of Fall." Who comes for a visit?

3. In "Trees," the author writes about using trees as _______.

4. The author has another run on "September 18" - this time running a length of __________ miles.

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do the author and his son do together in "Early September"? What does this reveal about them?

3. How might the author's annual rendezvous be important, especially this year?

4. What does the author learn about the life cycles of plants and animals in "The Urgency of Spring"?

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

6. What happens to the author's vegetables? How might he feel about this?

7. What is the purpose of "Beginnings"?

8. How are trees a good source of energy? What can the reader learn from this?

9. What does the author learn about living simply in his first two months?

10. How is "October 26-30" an important chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author has developed a keen sense of only noticing the unique and new.

Part 1) Use details from the book to prove this statement to be true. How has he come to have this keen sense? How is he now like Jack? is he also like other wild animals? Why or why not? Are you surprised that he has grown to be more like the animals around him? Why or why not?

Part 2) What does this change in the author's senses reveal about the influence of one's environment? How much has the author been influenced by his environment? Explain.

Part 3) Can this change in one's senses take place in the civilized, modern world? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author takes his son to the county fair.

Part 1) Describe their time at the fair. What do these events reveal about the culture of those who participate in the county fair? What do the author's reaction and his son's reaction reveal about them?

Part 2) Why does the author tell of his trip to the fair? How is this trip related to other events described in this book? What else does the author do with his son? What do these activities reveal about each of them and their relationship with each other?

Part 3) How are fairs an important part of the American culture? Why are they still important today? What does this reveal about Americans today?

Essay Topic 3

The author observes the seeds blowing off of a maple tree.

Part 1) Describe this observation. How is he affected by this observation? How does this affect his view of mankind?

Part 2) What other observations encourage him to contemplate other aspects of human life? Explain.

Part 3) What has happened in your own life that has made you take notice of the quality of human life and mankind's abilities? How has this affected you? How does it compare to the author's observations and revelations about mankind?

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