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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On September 9th, what does Dick hear at the Boss Hunter's cabin in "Camp Meat"?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Party.
(c) Hammering.
(d) Sawing.

2. What does Dick do on his birthday, May 4th?
(a) Takes photographs of a bear family.
(b) Carves a set of utensils.
(c) Canoes.
(d) Sleeps.

3. What does Mary toast in the fireplace when she and Babe visit Dick in mid-April?
(a) Marshmallows.
(b) Chestnuts.
(c) Bread.
(d) Crackers.

4. What holiday does Babe visit Dick in "Freeze-up"?
(a) New Year's day.
(b) Christmas day.
(c) New Year's eve.
(d) Thanksgiving day.

5. What does Dick nickname the "camp robber"?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Bear.
(c) Gray jay.
(d) Rabbit.

6. What does the possibility of a visit from the mission girls keep Dick occupied with?
(a) Picking cranberries.
(b) Making more chairs.
(c) Laundry, dusting, and keeping things in order.
(d) Cooking.

7. What does Dick say a person living alone has to do in "The Birth of a Cabin"?
(a) Read books.
(b) Get things down to a system.
(c) Write a lot of letters.
(d) Sing.

8. What kind of hotcakes does Dick make for his first breakfast in the wilderness?
(a) Sourdough.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Honey.
(d) Buttermilk.

9. What does Dick use beach gravel for?
(a) Foundation of cabin.
(b) For his garden paths.
(c) To fill his empty gas cans to use as weights.
(d) Decoration outside Spike's cabin.

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

11. What does Dick feed the birds and squirrels for Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Dried corn.
(b) Suet and meat dust.
(c) Sunflower seeds.
(d) Bird seed.

12. What does Dick call the rabbit he is tracking in early May?
(a) Big Rabbit.
(b) Super-Rabbit.
(c) Rambo-Rabbit.
(d) Daddy Rabbit.

13. Why does Dick decide he must hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?
(a) He needs animal hides to stay warm.
(b) The animals are encroaching on his territory.
(c) He is tired of building.
(d) To put up meat for the winter.

14. What does Babe eat two bowls of when he visits Dick on January 9th?
(a) Sheep stew.
(b) Beans.
(c) Sourdough dumpling soup.
(d) Oatmeal.

15. What animal does Dick take back to his cabin in "Breakup"?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Baby chipmunk.
(c) Baby deer.
(d) Baby caribou.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big is the rabbit that Dick sees outside his cabin in early May?

2. What does Dick make out of a baby caribou calfskin in May?

3. What is the setting of Dick's wilderness experience?

4. What does Dick build in May that he is very satisfied with?

5. What does Dick see when he is writing letters in his new cabin in "The Birth of a Cabin"?

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