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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dick call "this great big country" at the end of his essay on the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) His playground.
(b) Too hard to explore.
(c) Challenging.
(d) Beyond his imagination.

2. What does Dick see clustered beneath the water where the Chilikadrotna River begins?
(a) Trout.
(b) Minnows.
(c) Turtles.
(d) Snakes.

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

4. In "Reflections", what does Dick say he uses for a curtain rod?
(a) Long branch.
(b) Driftwood.
(c) Iron rod.
(d) Metal pipe.

5. What does Dick find inside the large pot in the cabin located on the bank of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Snake skins.
(b) Dead mice.
(c) Old fish bones.
(d) Rocks.

6. How does the red runt bother Dick's sourdough biscuits?
(a) Tips over solar oven and gets spruce needles on the biscuits.
(b) Throws dirt on them.
(c) Eats them.
(d) Steps in them.

7. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?
(a) Camera.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) Walking stick.
(d) Tripod.

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

9. 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) The canoe has a hole in it.
(d) He wants to build strength in his legs.

10. When Dick paddles to the Chilikadrotna River beginning, how many miles is it one way?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

11. 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 goes too fast and cuts corners.
(c) When he uses man-made items.
(d) When he hires someone to help him.

12. How many rams does Dick see on Black Mountain when he goes hiking on July 2nd?
(a) One.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

13. What does Dick say about the gleam of his cabin when he returns from the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) It is too bright.
(b) It makes him feel homesick for his father's house.
(c) Puzzled because he thought he turned off the lights.
(d) It is a comfort.

14. What words does Dick use to describe the sound of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Rippling, choppy, dark.
(b) Savage, awesome, terrifyingly beautiful.
(c) Sweet, calm, quiet.
(d) Shallow, smooth, warm.

15. 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's a feeling that money cannot buy.
(c) It feels amazing.
(d) His muscles could use a massage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick worry about when he hikes over the boulders on Falls Mountain?

2. What month is it at the beginning of "Until Another Spring"?

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

4. What happened to Dick's styrofoam chest in "Red Runt"?

5. When Dick slices a steak off the caribou hindquarter in "Until Another Spring", why does he cut a smaller piece off also?

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