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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam use to write his journal?
(a) Aspen bark.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) Paper.
(d) Birch bark.

2. What does Sam add to his pancakes to improve them?
(a) Hickory nuts.
(b) Dried apples.
(c) Dried blueberries.
(d) Walnuts.

3. In "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter," what is one way that Sam gets food when the creek is frozen?
(a) Ice fishing.
(b) Frightful would kill small game.
(c) He would trap small game.
(d) From his storehouse.

4. What type of berries did Sam eat while he worked on the deer he found during the hunting season?
(a) Salmonberry.
(b) Blackberries.
(c) Hawthorn berries.
(d) Mulberries.

5. What was the name of the warden who was reported to have spent a night in the wilderness looking for a boy rumored to be living in the woods?
(a) Jim Handy.
(b) Pete Davison.
(c) Josh Smythe.
(d) Bob Williams.

6. How many days did it take Sam to soak the honey locust beans?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

7. What did the Baron eat in "We All Learn About Halloween"?
(a) Turtle soup.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Rabbit soup.
(d) Venison.

8. What was Sam about to serve to eat when he heard his dad?
(a) Onion soup.
(b) Acorn pancakes.
(c) Venison steaks.
(d) Mashed potatoes.

9. What did Sam use to haul the materials to make his fireplace?
(a) Old pair of city pants.
(b) Bucket.
(c) Travois.
(d) Deer skin.

10. What is the wing span of the great horned owl that Sam sees in "I Have a Good Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow"?
(a) 3.5 feet.
(b) 5 feet.
(c) 6 feet.
(d) 4.5 feet.

11. How old was Mrs. Thomas Fielder?
(a) 89.
(b) 74.
(c) 68.
(d) 97.

12. When Sam went into town in "Trouble Begins," where did someone think Sam was from?
(a) Michigan.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Mississippi.

13. Where did Sam hide while a hunter looked for his deer in "I Find Out What to Do with Hunters"?
(a) Gribley farmstead.
(b) Gorge.
(c) In his tree home.
(d) Up in a tree.

14. What was the date of the newspaper story that Bando read to Sam first?
(a) December 11.
(b) December 5.
(c) December 3.
(d) December 20.

15. How many lost deer was Sam able to retrieve during the hunting season?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of plants does Sam intend to serve over snowballs for dessert when Bando comes back?

2. What does Frightful catch for herself the day after Christmas?

3. Where do some of the birds spend winter nights?

4. Where did men camp the third day of camping season?

5. In "Trouble Begins," where did Sam say he was from when someone in town asked him where he came from?

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