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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 describes the awakening life in what chapter?

2. At the end of the section, where is the author when he encounters a deer?

3. How does the author act with the townspeople?

4. In "March 20-21 First Tappers," what does the author notice about the squirrels?

5. On December 9, the author returns to his cabin in the woods just in time for what event?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What takes place in "January 5 Bog Trip"? How might this affect the students?

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

4. What takes place in "Cows"? What is your reaction to this? Why?

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

6. What does the author learn from this dissection? How is this important to him?

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

8. Describe the author's walk in "April 28 Free Search." Why does he do this?

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

10. Describe the snow storm. How does it affect the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The author gets close to several animals.

Part 1) Describe these encounters. How does the author feel about these encounters? Why does he feel this way? What does this reveal about him?

Part 2) How else does the author grow closer to nature? Why? How might this affect him after he leaves the cabin?

Part 3) Why might it be important for all people to get more in touch with nature? How could this affect our communities and our planet as a whole?

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