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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How large in diameter was the tree that housed Sam's tree home?
(a) 8 feet.
(b) 10 feet.
(c) 5 feet.
(d) 6 feet.

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of fish did Sam catch after he left the library in "The King's Provider"?

2. What did Sam use for a calendar?

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

4. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what did Sam use to make salt?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Miss Turner do for Sam before he left in "The King's Provider?"

2. When Sam left New York, what did he take with him?

3. What did Frightful look like when Sam first got her?

4. Once Sam's home was done, what did he do on warm evenings?

5. Why did Sam have trouble getting tannic acid to tan his deer hide and how did he finally get it in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs"?

6. What did Sam find on his Great-grandfather's farm when he went exploring?

7. How did Sam make salt in "I Learn to Season My Food"?

8. Who was Bando and how did he happen to be sleeping in the woods?

9. In "The Old, Old Tree," how did Sam boil water and an egg?

10. In "The King's Provider," what did Sam study at the library?

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