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

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

3. What is Dick's advice for seeing game in "Reflections"?
(a) Move a little and look a lot.
(b) Fly overhead for an arial view.
(c) Beat the bushes.
(d) Make a lot of noise.

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

5. What situation does Dick panic over at the beginning of "Cloud Country"?
(a) Mice in his cache.
(b) Lost food.
(c) He can't find his axe.
(d) Problems with his fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Dick's styrofoam chest in "Red Runt"?

2. What animal comes out of the woodpile on Dick's last day in the wilderness?

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

4. What animal does Dick see through his binoculars after he has investigated what the magpies are calling about while exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

5. What is Dick doing in "Red Runt" that the red runt seems interested in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the grayling that Dick catches and releases while fly fishing in the river.

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

3. Describe Dick's last morning at his cabin.

4. Describe Dick's experience with the brown bear as he hikes down Falls Mountain.

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

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

7. How does Dick describe the sound of the Chilikadrotna River?

8. What does Dick see when standing on Eagle's Back?

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

10. Why does Dick intend to leave his cabin for the winter?

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