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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dick investigates what the magpies are calling about in "The Chilikadrotna", what does he find?
(a) Remains of caribou.
(b) Fighting rams.
(c) Glittery rocks.
(d) Dead birds.

2. What kind of fish does Dick see floating in the river in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Salmon.
(b) Bass.
(c) Minnows.
(d) Trout.

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

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

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

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

7. What animal does Dick see through his binoculars after he has investigated what the magpies are calling about while exploring the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Wolverine.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Bear.

8. What is one thing that the red runt causes Dick to do more of?
(a) Carve driftwood.
(b) Haul water from the lake.
(c) Paint the outside of the cache.
(d) Mending.

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

10. What does Dick notice about some cow parsnips as he hikes down Falls Mountain?
(a) They are quite tall.
(b) They are beautiful.
(c) They are freshly eaten.
(d) They have a strong fragrance.

11. 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.

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

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

14. What animals does Dick see through his scope that make him think "a small mining operation" is in progress?
(a) Rams.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Brown bear and cubs.

15. What color does the upper lake look like from Dick's spot on top of Falls Mountain?
(a) Robin's egg blue.
(b) Midnight blue.
(c) Turquoise.
(d) Dark blue.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dick say in "Reflections" that he cannot help but think about as he lives in the wilderness?

5. What was Dick's first clue to the red runt getting into his cache?

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