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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the red runt do with the blueberries on the shelf outside the cabin door?
(a) Leaves them alone.
(b) Eats them.
(c) Drops sticks into them.
(d) Scatters them all over the ground.

2. What term does Dick use to describe nature in "Reflections"?
(a) Grandmother Nature.
(b) Mother Nature.
(c) Mother Earth.
(d) Father Nature.

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

4. What does Dick say about the fit feeling in his arms and shoulders at the end of "The Chilikadrotna River"?
(a) His muscles could use a massage.
(b) It's a feeling that money cannot buy.
(c) He is ready to go exploring the next morning.
(d) It feels amazing.

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

6. What is Dick's first reaction when the bear charges him on Falls Mountain?
(a) Throws a rock at the bear.
(b) Runs.
(c) Throws up his arms and yells.
(d) Climbs a tree.

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

8. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What was Dick finishing up when he heard Babe's plane arrive in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Storing the ladders.
(b) Covering the windows.
(c) Packing his clothes.
(d) Breakfast dishes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of window works best for Dick during the winter freeze-up?

3. What color does the upper lake look like from Dick's spot on top of Falls Mountain?

4. When does Dick feel like he cheated in building things he needs?

5. What is the temperature in early July in "Cloud Country"?

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