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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what type of trap did Sam check?
(a) Metal.
(b) Deadfall.
(c) Snare.
(d) Box.

4. What was the name of a man in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs" who sat on the Baron's rock with his wife to have a picnic?
(a) Harold.
(b) Gavin.
(c) Robert.
(d) Stephen.

5. What type of fish did Sam catch after he left the library in "The King's Provider"?
(a) Catfish.
(b) Rockfish.
(c) Perch.
(d) Trout.

6. In "I Hole up in a Snowstorm," what time was it when Sam noticed it was dark and very quiet in the forest?
(a) 8 a.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 2 p.m.

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

8. in "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," who was the man that came to Sam's tree home?
(a) Fire warden.
(b) Game warden.
(c) Police officer.
(d) Social worker.

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

10. In what mountain range does Sam live?
(a) Smoky.
(b) Catskills.
(c) Adirondack.
(d) Appalachian.

11. What was the date at the beginning of "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?
(a) January 1 or 2.
(b) January 122.
(c) December 4 or 5.
(d) December 12.

12. In "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," what type of flower bulbs did Sam use for rabbit soup?
(a) Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
(b) Tulip.
(c) Dogtooth violets.
(d) Daffodil.

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

14. When did Sam come across the tree and make a home inside it?
(a) This autumn.
(b) End of winter.
(c) Last summer.
(d) Last spring.

15. In "I Meet One of My Own Kind," what did an old lady want Sam to help her do?
(a) Pick strawberries.
(b) Gather eggs.
(c) Gather mushrooms.
(d) Pick blueberries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What covered Sam's bed in his tree home?

2. What did everyone do when Sam told them his plans to live in the mountains?

3. What did Sam say was the best wood to smoke and preserve fish?

4. What used to be Sam's Dad's occupation?

5. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," how long has it been since Sam ran away from home?

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