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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. When the brush rustles, what does Dick expect to see coming out of it in "Cloud Country"?
(a) Bull moose.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Squirrel.
(d) Weasel.

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

3. What does Dick oil at the end of the book?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Tools.
(c) Hinges.
(d) Canoe.

4. What comment does Dick make about how much he has accumulated when he is packing his cache at the end of the book?
(a) This stuff has to go!
(b) Spike could use most of this while I'm gone.
(c) Wonder if Babe needs any of these things?
(d) Amazing what a man accumulates!

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dick say he likes living in the wilderness in "Reflections"?

2. What does Dick find inside the large pot in the cabin located on the bank of the Chilikadrotna River?

3. What does Dick feel coming on when he is at Babe's house after he leaves the wilderness?

4. How many rams does Dick see on Black Mountain when he goes hiking on July 2nd?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. When Dick spots a caribou bull while canoeing in the lake, what does he hope to do?

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

9. Does Dick feel sympathetic toward the red runt?

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

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