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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 Hole up in a Snowstorm," what time was it when Sam noticed it was dark and very quiet in the forest?

2. In "I Hole Up in a Snowstorm," what does Sam say he was doing when the snowstorm approached?

3. What type of bird did Sam hear in "I Meet One of My Own Kind," when he was helping an old lady?

4. What was the first prey that Frightful caught when Sam was training her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did Sam build a house that could not be seen?

10. Why did Sam have trouble getting tannic acid to tan his deer hide and how did he finally get it in "Frightful Learns Her ABCs"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam got a deer that was killed by a poacher. How did a poacher inadvertently help Sam?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Sam nicknamed a weasel he found alive in one of his traps. Why did Sam name the weasel and how did they interact together?

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