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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 say about how Indians of the past built their rafts?
(a) From logs with animal hides.
(b) With rope.
(c) Using only axes and no nails.
(d) Saplings nailed together.

2. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?
(a) Tripod.
(b) Binoculars.
(c) Walking stick.
(d) Camera.

3. In "Reflections", what does Dick say he uses for a curtain rod?
(a) Driftwood.
(b) Iron rod.
(c) Metal pipe.
(d) Long branch.

4. How many rams does Dick see on Black Mountain when he goes hiking on July 2nd?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

5. What size is the first trout that Dick catches when he is fly fishing in the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Six inches.
(b) Eighteen inches.
(c) Ten inches.
(d) Twenty-one inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Dick use to describe how he feels about the red runt at the end of his essay about him?

2. What does Babe call the world outside Alaska?

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

4. How does Dick describe the bear that charges him from the willow clumps while he is on Falls Mountain?

5. What noises does Dick hear the red runt make in "Red Runt"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Is Dick proud of his cabin and cache?

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

4. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

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