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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 does Sam call the fast stream that cascades down the south face of the mountain range where he lives?

2. How does Baron Weasel warn Sam when something is coming?

3. What color uniform is Mr. Longbridge wearing?

4. When is Frightful confiscated by a conservation officer?

5. In Europe, how long have some stone walls been standing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Sam think Alice might be in Part I?

3. What is a plumping mill?

4. What does Frightful look like?

5. How long did Sam's father think Alice would stay on the mountain?

6. Why does Alice want electricity?

7. What might be a solution to Sam's problem of how to get meat now that Frightful is gone?

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

9. Who is Bando?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice takes a pig with her on her journey. Why does it seem to be a bad idea at first that Alice is dragging a pig along on her trip? Why will the pig actually prove useful?

Essay Topic 2

Bando is tired and gets a meal at a restaurant and stays at a hotel. Why is Bando so tired? Why does he begin to take opportunities to eat at restaurants and stay in towns rather than trekking through the woods.

Essay Topic 3

Sam can tell when they leave the Catskills and enter the Helderbergs. How can Sam tell when he leaves one mountain range and enters another? How does it make a difference in his hiking plans and in his search for Alice?

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