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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Dick find at the hunters' tent camp that is useful to him?
(a) Kettle.
(b) Bottle of soda.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Styrofoam chest with a box of matches inside.

2. What do the mosses and grasses on top of Falls Mountain have in them that Dick says "is another world of beauty?"
(a) Miniature butterflies.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Lady bugs.
(d) Tiny flowers.

3. In June, how fast do the ice chunks move on the lake?
(a) Twelve feet a minute.
(b) Fifty feet a minute.
(c) Two feet every 30 seconds.
(d) One hundred feet a minute.

4. What does Dick "spook" as he makes his way to Falls Mountain on July 2nd?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Playful squirrels.
(c) Bull moose.
(d) Birds.

5. What was Dick's first clue to the red runt getting into his cache?
(a) Heard strange noises.
(b) Red runt droppings.
(c) Goose feathers.
(d) Food bags were gnawed through.

Short Answer Questions

1. What situation does Dick panic over at the beginning of "Cloud Country"?

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

3. What words does Dick write with spruce boughs on the frozen ice for Babe to see?

4. What does Dick hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?

5. What does Dick leave behind at the Carrithers home when he flies to Anchorage?

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