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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. "In the King's Provider" after Sam left the library and cooked some food, how long did he have to wait to see the falcons?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) An hour.
(d) 45 minutes.

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

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

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

9. How high was the fireplace in Sam's tree home?
(a) Shoulder high.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 4 feet.
(d) Knee high.

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

11. What animal does Sam find in "I Learn to Season My Food" when it escapes from his trap?
(a) Mink.
(b) Weasel.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Mole.

12. Where did Sam's dad try to run away to, but got scared and went back home?
(a) Boat bound for Hong Kong.
(b) Farm.
(c) New York.
(d) Boat bound for Singapore.

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

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

15. What does Sam describe carving in "I Get Started on This Venture"?
(a) Fish hook.
(b) Knife.
(c) Spear head.
(d) Arrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Sam injured from the mother falcon when he took Frightful?

2. In what type of tree is Sam's tree home?

3. In "I Meet One of My Own Kind," what did an old lady want Sam to help her do?

4. In "Frightful Learns Her ABCs," what did Sam use to carry things he gathered?

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

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