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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 words does Dick use to describe the sound of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Sweet, calm, quiet.
(b) Rippling, choppy, dark.
(c) Shallow, smooth, warm.
(d) Savage, awesome, terrifyingly beautiful.

2. What does Dick cover the sheep meat with, as described in "Red Runt"?
(a) Poncho.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Sleeping bag.
(d) Polyurethane sheeting.

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

4. What noises does Dick hear the red runt make in "Red Runt"?
(a) Squealing.
(b) Chirping.
(c) Chatter.
(d) Yipping.

5. What is the red runt?
(a) Fox.
(b) Bird.
(c) Chipmunk.
(d) Squirrel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is close to zero in Alaska that Dick mentions in "Reflections"?

3. What did the red runt do to Dick's sleeping bag?

4. What month is it at the beginning of "Until Another Spring"?

5. What is Dick's advice for seeing game in "Reflections"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Dick notice about the mother bear and cubs on Falls Mountain?

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

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

6. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

8. Does Dick feel sympathetic toward the red runt?

9. What comment does Dick make about the hunters' housekeeping skills?

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

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