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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. What did Sam's father used to tell him marked the northern border of Gribley's land?
(a) A carved stone.
(b) Oak with Gribley carved on it.
(c) Beech with Gribley carved on it.
(d) A stone wall.

2. How many minutes did Sam have to clean up in "How a Door Came to Me" after he found a dead deer?
(a) 4 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

3. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," what does Sam say his father does for a living?
(a) Works in a factory.
(b) Works on the docks.
(c) Runs a street sweeper.
(d) Is a garbage collector.

4. What did Sam use for a calendar?
(a) Oak branch.
(b) Aspen pole.
(c) Birch branch.
(d) Maple pole.

5. in "What I Did About the First Man Who Was After Me," who was the man that came to Sam's tree home?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Game warden.
(c) Fire warden.
(d) Social worker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many falcon babies were in the nest when Sam took one of the nestlings?

3. Where was Sam injured from the mother falcon when he took Frightful?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Sam's tree home laid out?

3. Why did Sam build a house that could not be seen?

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

5. How did Sam get a falcon?

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

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

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

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

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

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