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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dick want to visit in the "Outside"?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His dad.
(c) His brother.
(d) His sister.

2. Why does Dick walk back along the bank on his return from the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Current in the stream is too strong.
(b) He lost his paddle.
(c) He wants to build strength in his legs.
(d) The canoe has a hole in it.

3. What opinion does Dick express about people's level of physical activity?
(a) They don't get enough.
(b) People he knows are in good shape.
(c) Most people have to work hard physically every day.
(d) People work too hard and pay the price physically.

4. Who is Frank Bell?
(a) Tour guide.
(b) Artist.
(c) Alaskan National Park ranger.
(d) Trapper.

5. What term does Dick use to describe nature in "Reflections"?
(a) Mother Earth.
(b) Grandmother Nature.
(c) Mother Nature.
(d) Father Nature.

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

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

8. What month is it at the beginning of "Until Another Spring"?
(a) October.
(b) July.
(c) November.
(d) September.

9. What is close to zero in Alaska that Dick mentions in "Reflections"?
(a) Number of pigeons.
(b) Number of days it is sunny.
(c) Crime rate.
(d) The chance of the mission girls showing up.

10. Who steals the red runt's food through "teamwork maneuvers"?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Weasels.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Foxes.

11. What does Dick say about the fit feeling in his arms and shoulders at the end of "The Chilikadrotna River"?
(a) He is ready to go exploring the next morning.
(b) It feels amazing.
(c) It's a feeling that money cannot buy.
(d) His muscles could use a massage.

12. What is the temperature in early July in "Cloud Country"?
(a) Seventy degrees.
(b) Sixty-two degrees.
(c) Twenty degrees.
(d) Forty-five degrees.

13. What does Dick feel coming on when he is at Babe's house after he leaves the wilderness?
(a) Headache.
(b) Laryngitis.
(c) Cold.
(d) Stomach ache.

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

15. What kind of window works best for Dick during the winter freeze-up?
(a) Plastic.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Single pane glass.
(d) Thermopane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dick doing in "Red Runt" that the red runt seems interested in?

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

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

4. What does Dick take with him when he hikes up Falls Mountain on July 2nd?

5. What does Dick say he has learned from living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?

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