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

2. What is Dick doing in "Red Runt" that the red runt seems interested in?
(a) Cooking pancakes.
(b) Feeding birds meat scraps.
(c) Sawing spruce branches.
(d) Hammering.

3. What animal does Dick say wears "white oxfords" and a "snow-white cape" when he paddles toward the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Hunting dog.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Caribou bull.
(d) Eagle.

4. When Dick investigates what the magpies are calling about in "The Chilikadrotna", what does he find?
(a) Dead birds.
(b) Fighting rams.
(c) Remains of caribou.
(d) Glittery rocks.

5. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?
(a) Binoculars.
(b) Walking stick.
(c) Camera.
(d) Tripod.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick say in "Reflections" that he cannot help but think about as he lives in the wilderness?

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

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

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

5. What kind of fish does Dick see floating in the river in "Until Another Spring"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dick remind himself of when he worries about getting sick or falling in a rock slide?

2. What is Dick's opinion about food and physical exercise?

3. What makes Dick decide to hike up Falls Mountain on July 2nd?

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

5. Why does Dick have to do more mending and repair because of the red runt?

6. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

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

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

10. Does Dick seem to admire the way the Indians built their rafts?

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