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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 to Dick when he offers it food?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Takes only half.
(c) Eats the food.
(d) Bites his finger.

2. What does Dick say provides his transportation while living in the wilderness?
(a) Horse.
(b) Plane.
(c) Canoe and legs.
(d) Bicycle.

3. What does Dick "spook" as he makes his way to Falls Mountain on July 2nd?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Birds.
(c) Bull moose.
(d) Playful squirrels.

4. What kind of personality does Dick say the red runt has?
(a) Temper tantrum.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Disobedient.

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

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

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

8. What comment does Dick make about how much he has accumulated when he is packing his cache at the end of the book?
(a) This stuff has to go!
(b) Amazing what a man accumulates!
(c) Spike could use most of this while I'm gone.
(d) Wonder if Babe needs any of these things?

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

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

11. Why does Dick believe the bear left him alone at the last minute on Falls Mountain?
(a) It scented him.
(b) It heard a gunshot.
(c) It heard its cubs calling.
(d) Dick scared it away.

12. What do the mosses and grasses on top of Falls Mountain have in them that Dick says "is another world of beauty?"
(a) Tiny flowers.
(b) Crystals.
(c) Miniature butterflies.
(d) Lady bugs.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words does Dick use to describe the sound of the Chilikadrotna River?

3. How does Dick feel when he returns home after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

4. When Dick paddles to the Chilikadrotna River beginning, how many miles is it one way?

5. What does the red runt do with the blueberries on the shelf outside the cabin door?

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