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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 can moss grow?

2. On the way back to the car, what does the author find?

3. For how many days does the intensive class which the author teaches every winter at his cabin last?

4. In what chapter does the author note how many activities and responsibilities he has taken on?

5. What does the author see the squirrels licking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place in "March 31"? How might the author feel about this?

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

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

4. How does the author spend Christmas? How does he feel about this? How does this experience compare to his other experiences throughout this book?

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

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

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

8. What does the author think of himself and his students in comparison to other people? Do you agree? Why or why not?

9. Describe the author's smelting trip with Bill. Do you agree with their conclusion? Why or why not?

10. What does the author notice about the squirrels in "March 20-21"? What are your thoughts regarding the squirrels' behavior?

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

Fishing is often discussed in this book.

Part 1) Describe the author's fishing expeditions. Why does he go fishing? How is fishing important in this book? What other activities pertaining to his relationship with nature are also important? Why?

Part 2) What else is also discussed a great deal in this book? Why? How is this important to the author and to this book?

Part 3) What activities in your own life are of importance? Why? How do these activities compare to those of the author?

Essay Topic 3

The author rids himself of many modern conveniences.

Part 1) What are several modern conveniences he does away with? Why? What is the purpose of ridding his life of modern conveniences? Should he do this? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this "simpler" life affect the author? What does he learn about himself, the natural world around him, and the modern world from doing away with most modern conveniences?

Part 3) Should people spend time without modern conveniences and technology? Why or why not? Would you choose to live without modern conveniences for a period of time? Why or why not?

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