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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. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what type of trap did Sam check?

2. How many sisters does Sam have?

3. Where did Sam know that he could get tannic acid to tan the hide of the deer that the poacher shot in "How a Door Came to Me"?

4. What type of food was Jessie James Coon an expert at digging out?

5. In "I Learn to Season My Food," what did Sam use to make salt?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Sam left New York, what did he take with him?

4. What did Sam find that seemed to be the foundation of the old house and what did he find there?

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

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

7. How did Sam get a falcon?

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

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

10. How did Sam find the old Gribley farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Several articles are written about a wild boy living in the woods near Delhi. Why does Sam worry about the accounts at first, and then he decides not to concern himself with the reports for now?

Essay Topic 3

From September on, everything in the forest seemed to be preparing for winter. How did the forest creatures prepare for winter?

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