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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 carve once that his teacher exhibited for parents' night at school?

2. What day did Sam decide to build a pit for a deer to catch one?

3. What did the old lay in "I Meet One of My Own Kind" say killed chickens in the area?

4. How long does the blizzard last that Sam writes about in "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm"?

5. What type of fish did Sam catch after he left the library in "The King's Provider"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Sam get a deer in "How a Door Came to Me"?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Frightful look like when Sam first got her?

9. Once Sam's home was done, what did he do on warm evenings?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Sam states that he is not a runaway any longer. Why isn't Sam a runaway by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Sam decided to throw a Halloween party for his animal neighbors. Why after the party was over, did Sam decide he would never again feed his animal neighbors?

Essay Topic 3

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

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