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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Spring in the Winter and the Beginning of My Story’s End – The City Comes to Me.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam eat when his family comes to see him at the end of the novel?
(a) Gravy and biscuits.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Venison.
(d) Fried chicken.

2. What does Sam tell Matt that people should enjoy eating if they want to live off the land?
(a) Oysters and spinach.
(b) Dandelion greens and fish.
(c) Frogs legs.
(d) Rabbit.

3. Where do some of the birds spend winter nights?
(a) Bushes.
(b) Leaf nests.
(c) Bramble.
(d) Tree cavity.

4. What type of berries does Sam hang on his door Christmas eve?
(a) Teaberries.
(b) Winterberries.
(c) Blaeberry.
(d) Holly.

5. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what appeared in the meadow that Frightful hopped around the meadow snagging?
(a) Locust.
(b) Crickets.
(c) Mosquitoes.
(d) Grasshoppers.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "I Get Started on This Venture," what does Sam describe using for bait to catch fish?

2. What did the old lay in "I Meet One of My Own Kind" say killed chickens in the area?

3. In "The Beginning of My Story's End," who is on Sam's bed when he returns from talking with Matt?

4. What does Sam tell Matt that the wild boy wears?

5. In August what did Sam find made a good flour?

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