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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Dick use to describe how he feels about the red runt at the end of his essay about him?
(a) Cute.
(b) Terrible beast.
(c) Happy.
(d) Always one to admire.

2. How wide were the rafts made by the Indians?
(a) Six feet.
(b) Nine feet.
(c) Four feet.
(d) Ten feet.

3. Why does Dick believe the bear left him alone at the last minute on Falls Mountain?
(a) It heard a gunshot.
(b) It scented him.
(c) It heard its cubs calling.
(d) Dick scared it away.

4. What animal does Dick say wears "white oxfords" and a "snow-white cape" when he paddles toward the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Eagle.
(b) Caribou bull.
(c) Hunting dog.
(d) Rabbit.

5. What does Dick clean up around Glacier Creek before he leaves the wilderness?
(a) Beaver lodge.
(b) Dead salmon.
(c) Hunters' camps.
(d) Red runt's mess.

6. Why does Dick say he likes living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?
(a) He has a fear of cities.
(b) It's in the early stages and man has not left too many marks on it.
(c) He likes living close to water.
(d) He doesn't like people.

7. What does Dick accuse the red runt of in his essay on this animal?
(a) Harmless playfulness.
(b) Funny antics.
(c) Mischief and vandalism.
(d) Stately poses.

8. What size is the first trout that Dick catches when he is fly fishing in the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Eighteen inches.
(b) Ten inches.
(c) Twenty-one inches.
(d) Six inches.

9. What does Dick say provides his transportation while living in the wilderness?
(a) Plane.
(b) Horse.
(c) Canoe and legs.
(d) Bicycle.

10. What does Dick worry about when he hikes over the boulders on Falls Mountain?
(a) Angry rams.
(b) Stepping on the wrong rock and falling.
(c) Losing his backpack.
(d) Bears.

11. What does Babe call the world outside Alaska?
(a) Crazy country.
(b) Sick country.
(c) The place beyond.
(d) The city.

12. How does the red runt get into Dick's cache?
(a) Goes through the door when Dick leaves it open for a minute.
(b) Squeezes through an unfilled crack.
(c) Eats his way through the moss roof.
(d) Discovers a small space and chews out a larger opening.

13. What does the red runt do with the blueberries on the shelf outside the cabin door?
(a) Eats them.
(b) Scatters them all over the ground.
(c) Drops sticks into them.
(d) Leaves them alone.

14. When does Dick feel like he cheated in building things he needs?
(a) When he doesn't give the job all his attention.
(b) When he uses man-made items.
(c) When he goes too fast and cuts corners.
(d) When he hires someone to help him.

15. What date does Dick tell Babe he wants to leave the wilderness?
(a) November 12th.
(b) October 1st.
(c) July 6th.
(d) September 25th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Dick like to give the spruce grouse pecking at his gravel path in "Until Another Spring"?

2. On the last day Dick is in the wilderness, what is the weather like?

3. What kind of personality does Dick say the red runt has?

4. How many months did Dick live in the wilderness?

5. What does Dick oil at the end of the book?

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