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

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

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

4. How long would Sam boil mussels before he would eat them?

5. How fast can a falcon fly?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sam get a falcon?

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

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

4. What did a book that Sam read suggest to do to find edible plants?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam was able to survive the winter without any help. How was Sam able to be so self-sufficient?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sam had experienced loneliness in the fall. Why didn't Sam experience loneliness in the winter?

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