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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 worry about when he hikes over the boulders on Falls Mountain?
(a) Angry rams.
(b) Losing his backpack.
(c) Bears.
(d) Stepping on the wrong rock and falling.

2. Who does Dick want to visit in the "Outside"?
(a) His brother.
(b) His dad.
(c) His sister.
(d) His cousin.

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

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

5. 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) Turquoise.
(d) Dark blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick say about how Indians of the past built their rafts?

2. What does Dick oil at the end of the book?

3. What does Dick say about the fit feeling in his arms and shoulders at the end of "The Chilikadrotna River"?

4. What does Dick cover the sheep meat with, as described in "Red Runt"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the weather like on the day Dick stores his things in the cache?

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

9. Describe what happens when the red runt gets into Dick's cache.

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

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