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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 find inside the large pot in the cabin located on the bank of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Old fish bones.
(b) Snake skins.
(c) Dead mice.
(d) Rocks.

2. 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) Runs.
(d) Throws a rock at the bear.

3. Where does Dick store his cache ladder before leaving the wilderness?
(a) In his cache.
(b) In Spike's cabin.
(c) Underneath the cache.
(d) In his cabin.

4. What term does Dick use to describe nature in "Reflections"?
(a) Mother Earth.
(b) Mother Nature.
(c) Father Nature.
(d) Grandmother Nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Dick feel when he returns home after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Is Dick willing to make friends with the red runt?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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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