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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 type of house does Alice have?

2. How many babies did Jessie Coon James have in March?

3. What does Sam decide to barbecue for his supper in Part 5?

4. What does Sam decide to fix for supper in Part 5?

5. How much money did Sam bring from the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a plumping mill?

2. What progression did Sam go through to get comfortable seating in his home?

3. Why did Sam's family come to the mountain last year and then leave?

4. What is Adirondack furniture?

5. Why doesn't Sam allow Alice to edge all the paths with stones?

6. Why doesn't Zella like the cabin Bando purchased?

7. Why does Alice want electricity?

8. How does Sam describe the June morning at the beginning of Part 1?

9. How did Alice design her tree house when she first came to live on the mountain?

10. What did Sam and Alice do on Christmas day last year?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam is devastated when Frightful is taken. Why is Sam so devastated when Frightful is taken away? Why is she such an important part of his life?

Essay Topic 2

When Sam moved to the mountain he lived alone and avoided people. How has civilization and people encroached on Sam's mountain? Does he like having more people around?

Essay Topic 3

Alice seems to be going to visit waterfalls. What clues seem to indicate where Alice is going? How do Sam and Bando figure out where she is going?

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