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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the red runt do to Dick's sleeping bag?
(a) Fell asleep on it.
(b) Used part of it to build his home.
(c) Dragged it into the lake.
(d) Cut through the drawstring and ripped into the inside.

2. What does Dick call himself in the opening paragraph of his essay on the red runt?
(a) Equal partner.
(b) Invader.
(c) Companion.
(d) Friend.

3. What noises does Dick hear the red runt make in "Red Runt"?
(a) Yipping.
(b) Squealing.
(c) Chirping.
(d) Chatter.

4. What does Dick take with him when he hikes up Falls Mountain on July 2nd?
(a) Binoculars and spotting scope.
(b) Camera.
(c) Axe.
(d) Blueberries.

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

6. On the last day Dick is in the wilderness, what is the weather like?
(a) Hot and dry.
(b) Rough and stormy.
(c) Snowing.
(d) Clear, calm, and thirty-two degrees.

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

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

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

10. Where does Dick store his cache ladder before leaving the wilderness?
(a) In his cache.
(b) In Spike's cabin.
(c) In his cabin.
(d) Underneath the cache.

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

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

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

14. What does Dick say he has learned from living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?
(a) How to write better letters.
(b) French cooking.
(c) How to deal with loneliness.
(d) Patience.

15. What is Dick's opinion about technology in "Reflections"?
(a) It is an exciting development.
(b) It is a helpful tool for world news.
(c) It is advancing faster than humans can adjust to it.
(d) He has missed it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What date does Dick tell Babe he wants to leave the wilderness?

2. What does Dick "spook" as he makes his way to Falls Mountain on July 2nd?

3. What does Dick believe teamwork has resulted in?

4. What term does Dick use to describe nature in "Reflections"?

5. What does Dick call "this great big country" at the end of his essay on the Chilikadrotna River?

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