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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sam make for a present for Bando for Christmas?
(a) Bow and arrows.
(b) Deer-hide moccasins.
(c) Whistle.
(d) Fish hooks.

2. On which page of the paper was the article titled "Boy Reported Living Off Land in Catskills"?
(a) 28.
(b) 16.
(c) 19.
(d) 31.

3. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what scared the loneliness out of Sam?
(a) Baron.
(b) Jessie Coon.
(c) Frightful.
(d) A rifle shot.

4. What type of berries does Sam hang on his door Christmas eve?
(a) Blaeberry.
(b) Teaberries.
(c) Holly.
(d) Winterberries.

5. In "I Learn About Birds and People," what is a song that Bando and Sam play on the willow whistles?
(a) O Come All Ye Faithful.
(b) Silent Night.
(c) Jingle Bells.
(d) Holy NIght.

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

7. At the end of "Trouble Begins," what did Sam realize he needed to do?
(a) Cut firewood.
(b) Dry more food.
(c) Make gloves.
(d) Harvest more notes.

8. What day did Sam decide to harvest nuts?
(a) October 30.
(b) October 28.
(c) November 12.
(d) November 3.

9. in "I Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow," what does Sam consider a pretty good barometer?
(a) Nuthatch.
(b) Chickadee.
(c) Jessie Coon James.
(d) The Baron.

10. What does Sam use to make snowshoes?
(a) Oak.
(b) Ash.
(c) Maple.
(d) Birch.

11. What did Sam do the first day of hunting season?
(a) Slept a lot.
(b) Made gloves.
(c) Cleaned his home.
(d) Finished his rabbit skin underwear.

12. 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.

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

14. In "I Learn About Birds and People," when did Sam think people would be back looking for him?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) June.

15. Where did Sam's father think Sam would have been living?
(a) An old barn.
(b) A lean-to.
(c) An old shed.
(d) A cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Sam about to serve to eat when he heard his dad?

2. In "We All Learn About Halloween," how long had Sam been going up and down the mountain to see if the walnuts and hickory nuts were ripe?

3. "In I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter," what time does Sam go back to his tree home after foraging for food?

4. Where did Sam's gang used to dump trashcans in New York City during Halloween?

5. What color were the aspen leaves in September?

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