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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dick use in the natural world that he says is effective as Brillo pads or steel wool?
(a) Spruce cones.
(b) Tree burls.
(c) Beach gravel.
(d) Moss.

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. What does Dick say in "Reflections" that he cannot help but think about as he lives in the wilderness?
(a) Feeling homesick.
(b) Having his whole family come for a visit.
(c) Getting a roommate.
(d) Getting sick or hurt.

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

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

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

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

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

13. How much did Dick spend to build his cabin?
(a) Twenty-five dollars.
(b) Sixty-six dollars.
(c) Just over forty dollars.
(d) One hundred dollars.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Dick use to describe how he feels about the red runt at the end of his essay about him?

2. What does Dick say about oatmeal in "Reflections"?

3. What does Dick feel coming on when he is at Babe's house after he leaves the wilderness?

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

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

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