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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. in "I Find a Real Man," what did Sam hear before he found a man in the woods?
(a) Whistles.
(b) Screaming.
(c) Police siren.
(d) Trampling of feet.

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

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

4. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what type of trap did Sam check?
(a) Metal.
(b) Deadfall.
(c) Box.
(d) Snare.

5. In what type of tree is Sam's tree home?
(a) Oak.
(b) Elm.
(c) Maple.
(d) Hemlock.

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

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

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

9. When Sam climbed down from the falcon nest with a baby falcon, where did he put Frightful?
(a) A hole under a tree root.
(b) Nest of dried leaves.
(c) Hollow log.
(d) Nest of buttercups.

10. Where did Sam know that he could get tannic acid to tan the hide of the deer that the poacher shot in "How a Door Came to Me"?
(a) Spruce tree.
(b) Pine tree.
(c) Oak tree.
(d) Walnut tree.

11. How fast can a falcon fly?
(a) 5-10 miles an hour.
(b) 15-20 miles an hour.
(c) 50-60 miles an hour.
(d) 40-45 miles an hour.

12. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," how long has it been since Sam ran away from home?
(a) 11 months.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 8 months.

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

14. What did Sam say was the best wood to smoke and preserve fish?
(a) Maple.
(b) Ash.
(c) Hickory.
(d) Apple.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What town is the Gribley's Farm near?

2. When did Sam leave his home and come to live in the mountains?

3. What does Sam describe carving in "I Get Started on This Venture"?

4. What month did Sam finish making a pair of deer skin pants?

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

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