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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick say provides his transportation while living in the wilderness?

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

3. What has a lived-in look in "Until Another Spring" that Dick says has been deserted for a couple of years?

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

5. What animals does Dick see through his scope that make him think "a small mining operation" is in progress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

2. Does Dick feel sympathetic toward the red runt?

3. What does the red runt like to remind Dick of?

4. When Dick spots a caribou bull while canoeing in the lake, what does he hope to do?

5. Describe the bull caribou's attempts to protect himself from insects.

6. Describe Dick's comments about the red salmon.

7. What does Dick find in Frank Bell's cabin?

8. What is Dick's view of technology?

9. How does the natural world meet Dick's needs?

10. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

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