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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) 2 p.m.
(b) 8 a.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

2. What did Sam carve once that his teacher exhibited for parents' night at school?
(a) Bear.
(b) Doll.
(c) Car.
(d) Ship.

3. What did Sam use for soap when he bathed in the spring?
(a) Bracken.
(b) Slippery elm.
(c) Horse chestnut.
(d) Soapwort.

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

5. What day did Sam decide to build a pit for a deer to catch one?
(a) June 18.
(b) June 20.
(c) June 1.
(d) June 30.

6. How long would Sam boil mussels before he would eat them?
(a) 5 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 7 minutes.

7. How many brothers does Sam have?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

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

10. What did everyone do when Sam told them his plans to live in the mountains?
(a) Yelled.
(b) Tried to get him to change his mind.
(c) Told him he was crazy.
(d) Laughed.

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

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

13. 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) Harold.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Gavin.

14. What month did Sam finish making a pair of deer skin pants?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) September.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How fast can a falcon fly?

3. How high was the fireplace in Sam's tree home?

4. In I Find a Real Man," what was Sam's favorite tea?

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

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