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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 two men catch up on what has been going on in the area, including _____________ protest of a logging operation.

2. In the section "October 6 Cherry Hill Drive", the author drives to a clearing that has been logged ______________ before.

3. After a few weeks, what does Jack learn to do on his own?

4. What does "Adams Hill" describe?

5. In "October 1 The Foliage," what happens for the first time?

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. Describe "October 1 The Foliage." How is "October 1 The Foliage" an important chapter?

4. Why does chopping wood make the author happy? What does this reveal about him?

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

6. How is the logging business important to the people of this region?

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

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

9. How does "August 9-13 Some Berries" lead to a reflection of the author's childhood?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author teaches a fifteen-day intensive course.

Part 1) Describe this course. Why does the author teach it? What does this reveal about him? What does this experience also reveal about him? What does this experience also reveal about his students? Describe the relationship between the author and his students.

Part 2) What are the benefits of a course such as this? Would you be interested in participating in something like this? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this course compare to a regular college or high school course? What can teachers and professors of regular classroom-based classes learn from the course taught by the author? How might aspects of this course be incorporated into a regular classroom setting?

Essay Topic 2

The author captures a raven and names him Jack.

Part 1) How does he go about catching the raven? Why does he capture Jack? Describe the author's experiences with Jack. What is learned about the author through his relationship with Jack?

Part 2) How does the author change because of Jack? What does he learn from Jack? How do ravens become a significant aspect of this book? Why?

Part 3) How is the author's relationship with all animals a significant part of this book? What does this reveal about the author?

Essay Topic 3

Much of the activities in the woods have to do with survival.

Part 1) Describe the activities of the author and other creatures. How are they necessary to survival? What parallels in behavior can be seen between the author and the wild animals? Why?

Part 2) What activities do you do that are related to survival? Are those activities based on instinct or on the way in which you were raised?

Part 3) How is survival a theme in this book? What does the author say about this theme? Why does he say this? What does this reveal about him?

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