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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. Where do the author and his son go In "Early September"?

2. A great glacier expands and retracts across North America for the last few _____________ years.

3. One raven flies close to the author, circles away, and then comes back. At this point, what is the author wondering about?

4. Why do the squirrels, in particular, fascinate the author?

5. During his daily_______, the author sees a web of many tiny caterpillars all flashing together in unison from side to side.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the author do in "Election Time?" How does this reveal his feelings regarding elections?

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

5. What is Adam's Hill? What is the purpose of the information about Adam's Hill?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author notices how perceptive the wild animals are.

Part 1) How does he begin to notice this? Is he surprised by how perceptive they are? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does the degree of the author's ability to perceive begin to mirror that of the animals? Why does this occur? Might reading this book make you more perceptive? Why or why not?

Part 3) How else might a reader be changed by this book? How does this support the purpose of this book?

Essay Topic 2

The author is sick of celebrating Christmas in the traditional American way.

Part 1) How has he come to this conclusion? Why might he feel this way? Might these feelings change again? Why or why not?

Part 2) How might he want to celebrate Christmas? Why might he want to celebrate it in this way? How might it reflect his lifestyle since he has lived in the cabin in the Maine woods?

Part 3) How do you celebrate holidays? Do you celebrate in a traditionally American way? Why or why not? Would you change the way you celebrate? If so, how would you change and why would you change? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

The weather is an important part of life in the woods.

Part 1) Describe the weather patterns discussed by the author. Why does he discuss them? How is the weather important to him?

Part 2) Is weather as important to us in the modern world as it is to someone living in the wilderness? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does weather affect our world today? What role do humans play in the changes in weather?

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