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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 was the person wearing in "Trouble Begins," who asked Sam about his suit?
(a) Black slacks and a white shirt.
(b) Jeans and a t-shirt.
(c) Gray pants and a white shirt.
(d) Overalls and a flannel shirt.

2. In "I PIle Up Wood and Go on with Winter," what did Sam hear that made him feel he had time to chop wood?
(a) Crows.
(b) Hawks.
(c) Robins and jays.
(d) Nuthatches and chickadees.

3. After Sam herded raccoons out of his tree during the end of the Halloween party, what animal was watching him?
(a) Red fox.
(b) Mink.
(c) Mouse.
(d) Skunk.

4. As Sam watched the sky in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter," what did the sky look like?
(a) Winter gray.
(b) Blue as summer.
(c) Mostly cloudy.
(d) Partly cloudy.

5. What did Sam decide to use to make a fireplace for his home?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Clay.
(c) Stones.
(d) Old barrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close did Sam put his pile of wood to his tree house?

2. What does Frightful catch for herself the day after Christmas?

3. In "Trouble Begins," where did Sam say he was from when someone in town asked him where he came from?

4. What type of berries does Sam hang on his door Christmas eve?

5. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what appeared in the meadow that Frightful hopped around the meadow snagging?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Sam make a deer hide jacket?

4. How does Bando serve Sam's dad after the first course of onion soup?

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

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

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

8. What issues did Sam face when hunting season arrived?

9. How does Sam's dad react when he first sees Frightful?

10. Where does Sam get wood and store it in "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

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