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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What town is the Gribley's Farm near?
(a) Bloomville.
(b) Meridale.
(c) Delancey.
(d) Delhi.

5. "In the King's Provider," what does Sam have for breakfast?
(a) Trout.
(b) Acorn pancakes and jam.
(c) May apples and peppermint tea.
(d) Arrow-leaf and mussels.

6. 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) Peregrine falcon.
(d) Duck hawk.

7. In "I Learn to Season My Food," where did Sam spend the day when he still couldn't go home because the man was still by his tree?
(a) Old homestead.
(b) Marsh.
(c) Bill's place.
(d) Library.

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

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

10. 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) Old backpack.
(d) Woven basket.

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

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) Tulip.
(b) Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
(c) Daffodil.
(d) Dogtooth violets.

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

14. in "I Find a Real Man," what did Sam hear before he found a man in the woods?
(a) Trampling of feet.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Police siren.
(d) Whistles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the blizzard last that Sam writes about in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?

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

3. In "Frightful Learns her ABCs," what was one of Sam's favorite meals?

4. What did Sam use for soap when he bathed in the spring?

5. How large in diameter was the tree that housed Sam's tree home?

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