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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 decides to make maple syrup with whom?

2. In one he sees a huge _____________ owl starting at him.

3. When the author and his friend get to the stream, can any fish be found?

4. Where does the author take a trip to in "May 2"?

5. In what chapter does it rain all day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the book come to an end? After a year of living in the woods, how does the author feel about his life there? Why?

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

3. What does the author realize about the ravens in "December 23 Ravens"? How does this affect his behavior?

4. What does the author say in "Moss Watch"? Why might he study moss?

5. What takes place in "December 29 Winter Ecology?" Why might the author do this?

6. Describe "April 20." Is the author's life a simple one? Why or why not?

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

8. What takes place in "Early February"? What is your reaction to this? Why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points in the book, the author describes and discusses various memories.

Part 1) What are these memories? What leads him to describe and discuss these memories? What does he say about these memories? How do they pertain to his life now?

Part 2) What are some of your most vivid memories? What are the triggers for these memories? Why? How do these memories compare to reality? Are these accurate memories? Why or why not?

Part 3) How are memories important to people around the world? What role does memory play in one's culture? What can memories reveal about the one to whom they belong?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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