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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sam use for a calendar?
(a) Birch branch.
(b) Oak branch.
(c) Maple pole.
(d) Aspen pole.

2. When Sam first came to the woods that became his home, how far did he walk before he found a stream?
(a) About a half mile.
(b) A mile.
(c) 1/3 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

3. Who taught Sam how to make fire when he first got to the mountains?
(a) Bill.
(b) Chris.
(c) Pete.
(d) Andy.

4. In "Frightful Learns Her ABCs," what did Sam use to carry things he gathered?
(a) Leg from old pair of pants.
(b) Old sweater.
(c) Woven basket.
(d) Old backpack.

5. How many days did Sam have to let a deer skin steep in tannic acid in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs"?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

6. What type of wood did Sam use that produced a tarry smoke and ruined the fish he was trying to preserve?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Aspen.
(c) Ash.
(d) Pine.

7. What did the old lay in "I Meet One of My Own Kind" say killed chickens in the area?
(a) Hawks.
(b) Coyotes.
(c) Fox.
(d) Mr. Riley's three-legged dog.

8. Who in Sam's family had owned land in the Catskill Mountains?
(a) Great-uncle Gribley.
(b) Great-grandfather Gribley.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

9. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," how long has it been since Sam ran away from home?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 10 months.
(d) 11 months.

10. In "Frightful Learns her ABCs," what was one of Sam's favorite meals?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Frog.
(c) Trout.
(d) Venison.

11. What type of trees did Sam find when he first found his family's farm?
(a) Apple and Walnut.
(b) Pear and Oak.
(c) Elm and Ash
(d) Hemlock and Maple.

12. What was the temperature in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?
(a) Below zero.
(b) Just below freezing.
(c) 11 degrees.
(d) -8 degrees.

13. What did Sam's father used to tell him marked the northern border of Gribley's land?
(a) A carved stone.
(b) Beech with Gribley carved on it.
(c) Oak with Gribley carved on it.
(d) A stone wall.

14. What type of food was Jessie James Coon an expert at digging out?
(a) Fungi.
(b) Clams.
(c) Grubs.
(d) Mussels.

15. When did Sam leave his home and come to live in the mountains?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) June.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day did Sam decide to build a pit for a deer to catch one?

2. How did Sam get to the mountains from his home?

3. What type of fish did Sam catch after he left the library in "The King's Provider"?

4. How many brothers does Sam have?

5. in "I Find a Real Man," what did Sam hear before he found a man in the woods?

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