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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many falcon babies were in the nest when Sam took one of the nestlings?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. In "Frightful Learns Her ABCs," what would eat the food that Sam left for The Baron Weasel?
(a) Raccoons.
(b) Frightful.
(c) Rats.
(d) Catbird.

3. 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) 1/4 mile.
(c) About a half mile.
(d) 1/3 mile.

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

5. 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) 10 minutes.
(c) 3 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

6. When did Sam come across the tree and make a home inside it?
(a) This autumn.
(b) End of winter.
(c) Last summer.
(d) Last spring.

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

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

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

10. In "I Get Started on This Venture," what does Sam describe using for bait to catch fish?
(a) Worms.
(b) Flies.
(c) Grubs.
(d) Dragonflies.

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

12. in "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," who was the man that came to Sam's tree home?
(a) Social worker.
(b) Police officer.
(c) Game warden.
(d) Fire warden.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sam climbed down from the falcon nest with a baby falcon, where did he put Frightful?

2. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what type of trap did Sam check?

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

4. 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?

5. Where did Sam's dad try to run away to, but got scared and went back home?

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