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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What used to be Sam's Dad's occupation?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Baker.
(c) Sailor.
(d) Teacher.

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

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

4. In "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," what did Sam find in a trap?
(a) Fox.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Mole.
(d) Weasel.

5. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," what does Sam say he was doing when the snowstorm approached?
(a) Preserving berries.
(b) Smoking three catfish.
(c) Smoking three trout.
(d) Tanning hides.

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

7. 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) 2 p.m.
(c) 9 a.m.
(d) 3 p.m.

8. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what did Sam use to make salt?
(a) Hickory sticks.
(b) Apple twigs.
(c) Walnuts.
(d) Acorns.

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

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

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

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

13. In I Find a Real Man," what was Sam's favorite tea?
(a) Chamomile.
(b) Slippery Elm.
(c) Sassafras.
(d) Elderberry.

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

15. How many minutes did Sam have to clean up in "How a Door Came to Me" after he found a dead deer?
(a) 4 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of wood did Sam use that produced a tarry smoke and ruined the fish he was trying to preserve?

2. "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?

3. In what mountain range does Sam live?

4. What did Sam's father used to tell him marked the northern border of Gribley's land?

5. How much of a hike was it up the mountain for hikers who wanted to see the gorge?

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