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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Red Runt.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the red runt bother Dick's sourdough biscuits?
(a) Steps in them.
(b) Tips over solar oven and gets spruce needles on the biscuits.
(c) Eats them.
(d) Throws dirt on them.

2. When Dick forgets his lunch when he takes the canoe up the lake and watches wildlife, what does he eat?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Dandelion greens.
(c) Hazel nuts.
(d) Fish.

3. To write this book, what does Sam Keith use of Dick Proenneke's?
(a) Magazine essays.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) Books.
(d) Journals.

4. What kind of sandwiches did Mary Alsworth pack for Dick that he ate his first night in the wilderness?
(a) Peanut butter and jelly.
(b) Caribou.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Ham.

5. What time does Dick wake up the first morning in the wilderness?
(a) Ten a.m.
(b) Six a.m.
(c) Four a.m.
(d) Seven a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of plane does Babe use to fly Dick into the wilderness?

2. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?

3. What does Dick take out from his underground cooler to celebrate the first day of spring?

4. What kind of sandwich is Dick eating while he watches an eagle in "Cloud Country"?

5. What does Dick notice about some cow parsnips as he hikes down Falls Mountain?

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