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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has a lived-in look in "Until Another Spring" that Dick says has been deserted for a couple of years?
(a) Caribou nursery.
(b) Bear den.
(c) Beaver lodge.
(d) Cabin on Glacier Creek.

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

3. What does Dick say about what other people might consider him as he reflects on his wilderness experience?
(a) Oddball.
(b) Independent.
(c) Brave.
(d) Pioneer.

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

5. What would Dick like to give the spruce grouse pecking at his gravel path in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Bird seed.
(b) Last of his sourdough batter.
(c) Caribou meat.
(d) Rolled oats.

6. What does Dick believe teamwork has resulted in?
(a) A loss of pride in one's work.
(b) Anger among workers.
(c) Too much consistent work.
(d) Satisfaction with one's work.

7. How many months did Dick live in the wilderness?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

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

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

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

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

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

13. How does Dick feel when he returns home after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) He has a sunburn on his back.
(b) Tired and thirsty.
(c) A sense of accomplishment.
(d) Old.

14. What situation does Dick panic over at the beginning of "Cloud Country"?
(a) Mice in his cache.
(b) Lost food.
(c) He can't find his axe.
(d) Problems with his fireplace.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Dick store his cache ladder before leaving the wilderness?

3. What does Dick see clustered beneath the water where the Chilikadrotna River begins?

4. How long does Dick hang the caribou hindquarter under the cache in "Until Another Spring"?

5. Why does Dick walk back along the bank on his return from the Chilikadrotna River?

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