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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. When did a Dutch king give the Van Rensselaers thousands of acres of land?

2. At Manorkill Falls, what does Sam use to catch a trout?

3. At the Rensselaerville Library, where does a card indicate that the hacking moved to?

4. Who did Alice go with to the Livingstonville fair?

5. When was the gristmill built that Sam sees near Rensselaerville?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Strawberry remember about the last time she saw Alice when Sam visits her in Part 7?

2. What do Sam and Bando have for their first lunch on the trail in Part 9?

3. Why isn't Sam discouraged by the results of his sling practice in Part 9?

4. In Part 7, what evidence does Sam find that Alice was in the wetland?

5. What do the Rensselaerville Falls look like?

6. How did Alice get a pig?

7. What do pigs eat?

8. What is the game On the Track?

9. What excuse does Bando give for not going with Sam to speak with the farmer?

10. How does Sam know they leave the Catskill Mountains and enter the Helderbergs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam and Alice's relationship change throughout the novel. How does their relationship change? Does it seem to become more of an equal relationship?

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

Sam at first doesn't want to accept the tools his father leaves behind. Why does Sam decide to embrace change and use the tools?

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