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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. Where does Sam have to hole up once when he gets lost in a blizzard?
(a) Another tree.
(b) Rock ledge.
(c) In a snow cave.
(d) Cave.

2. What did Sam hear from the edge of the road as he walked home in "Trouble Begins"?
(a) Crow.
(b) Chickadee.
(c) Dog.
(d) Fox.

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

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

5. How close did Sam put his pile of wood to his tree house?
(a) 2 arms lengths.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) Arm's length.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sam went into town in "Trouble Begins," where did someone think Sam was from?

2. How long had Mrs. Fielder lived in Delhi?

3. What did Sam tell someone to call him in "Trouble Begins"?

4. 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?

5. The night after Sam left Halloween treats for his animal neighbors, who came and ate some smoked rabbit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What preparations does Sam make for Christmas dinner when Bando will come?

2. What mess was made inside Sam's tree house when he had the Halloween party for his animal neighbors?

3. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what did Sam gather as he pushed his raft down the stream?

4. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

5. Why is winter as exciting as summer - or maybe even more so - for Sam?

6. What made Sam realize that he needed ventilation when he used his furnace?

7. How is Sam described by Mrs. Fielder in an article written about a wild boy in the mountains?

8. How are the chickadees like people that Sam knew on Third Avenue in New York?

9. What was different about the Baron on October 15?

10. How did Sam and Frightful like the crickets in the meadow in "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness"?

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