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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. How long does Dick hang the caribou hindquarter under the cache in "Until Another Spring"?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Ten weeks.
(c) Eight weeks.
(d) Two weeks.

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

3. What color does the upper lake look like from Dick's spot on top of Falls Mountain?
(a) Midnight blue.
(b) Robin's egg blue.
(c) Dark blue.
(d) Turquoise.

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

5. What does Dick have for supper the night after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Stew.
(b) Salad.
(c) Navy beans.
(d) Pasta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Frank Bell?

2. What kind of personality does Dick say the red runt has?

3. What animal does Dick say wears "white oxfords" and a "snow-white cape" when he paddles toward the Chilikadrotna River?

4. What does Dick say he has learned from living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?

5. What situation does Dick panic over at the beginning of "Cloud Country"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

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

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

7. Does Dick feel sympathetic toward the red runt?

8. Does Dick feel happy to be back at his cabin after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

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

10. What happens to Dick when he leaves the wilderness for the first time?

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