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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bird did Sam hear in "I Meet One of My Own Kind," when he was helping an old lady?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Goshawk.
(c) Duck hawk.
(d) Peregrine falcon.

2. How did Sam get to the mountains from his home?
(a) Hitchhike.
(b) Train.
(c) Bus.
(d) Father drove him.

3. Where did Sam live before he moved to the mountains?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) Albany.

4. Where does The Baron live?
(a) Small cave.
(b) Boulder north of Sam's tree.
(c) Tree south of Sam's tree.
(d) By the creek.

5. How long does the blizzard last that Sam writes about in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?
(a) 18 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 24 hours.

6. How many knotholes did Sam chipped out to allow fresh air in?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

8. In "I Find a Real Man," what did the man want to call Sam?
(a) Linneas.
(b) Audubon.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Burroughs.

9. In what type of tree is Sam's tree home?
(a) Oak.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) Elm.
(d) Maple.

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

11. When Sam climbed down from the falcon nest with a baby falcon, where did he put Frightful?
(a) Nest of dried leaves.
(b) Nest of buttercups.
(c) A hole under a tree root.
(d) Hollow log.

12. Where was Sam injured from the mother falcon when he took Frightful?
(a) Skull.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Back.
(d) Forearm.

13. In August what did Sam find made a good flour?
(a) Inner bark of a poplar tree.
(b) Acorns.
(c) Cattails.
(d) Sweet chestnuts.

14. 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) Robert.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Harold.
(d) Gavin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "In the King's Provider," what does Sam have for breakfast?

2. How long would Sam boil mussels before he would eat them?

3. How many brothers does Sam have?

4. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," what does Sam say his father does for a living?

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

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