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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) Peregrine falcon.
(b) Goshawk.
(c) Duck hawk.
(d) Eagle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In "I Meet One of My Own Kind," what did an old lady want Sam to help her do?
(a) Gather eggs.
(b) Pick blueberries.
(c) Gather mushrooms.
(d) Pick strawberries.

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

11. What covered Sam's bed in his tree home?
(a) Deerskin.
(b) Quilt.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Bear skin.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does The Baron live?

3. How many minutes did Sam have to clean up in "How a Door Came to Me" after he found a dead deer?

4. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," what does Sam say he was doing when the snowstorm approached?

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

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