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

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

3. What type of wood did Sam use that produced a tarry smoke and ruined the fish he was trying to preserve?
(a) Pine.
(b) Ash.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Aspen.

4. When did Sam leave his home and come to live in the mountains?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) March.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "In the King's Provider" after Sam left the library and cooked some food, how long did he have to wait to see the falcons?

3. In "The King's Provider," what did Sam eat after he left the library?

4. In "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," what did Sam find in a trap?

5. In what mountain range does Sam live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Sam find that seemed to be the foundation of the old house and what did he find there?

2. How did Sam describe the Jack-in-the-pulpit and how to eat it?

3. How did Sam get a deer in "How a Door Came to Me"?

4. How did Sam make a home on his mountain?

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

6. Why did Sam disagree with most people who said that trout were hard to catch?

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

8. How did Sam describe the spring by his tree?

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

10. How did Sam get the first fish he caught cooked and learn how to start a fire?

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