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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sam say was the best wood to smoke and preserve fish?

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

3. In "Frightful Learns Her ABCs," what did Sam use to carry things he gathered?

4. In "I Get Started on This Venture," what does Sam describe using for bait to catch fish?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

6. Why did Sam think the fire warden came to his tree home area in "The First Man Who Was After Me"?

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

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

9. How did Sam like to eat frogs?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam carefully trained Frightful. How did Sam know how to train Frightful?

Essay Topic 2

Sam ran away from home. Why did Sam run and why didn't his parents stop him?

Essay Topic 3

Sam worked hard to prepare for winter. What preparations did Sam make for winter and were they enough?

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