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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Dick meets Babe in Anchorage?

2. What does Dick wrap around the legs of his cache to dissuade squirrels from climbing up?

3. What object does Dick place on the ice to let Babe know it is safe to land the plane on?

4. In mid-May, what noise does Dick hear coming down from Craig Mountain?

5. Where did Dick work in the 1940s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises the teacher and his wife when they visit Dick?

2. How does Dick feel about completing the cabin?

3. What does Dick concoct so he can see the animals who come to eat the moose meat he has attached to his sled?

4. What does Dick dislike about the cement for building the fireplace?

5. What makes Dick happy about the door handle of the cache he built?

6. Why does Dick clean up the litter left behind at the hunters' camps?

7. What does Dick do when a bear comes to his cabin?

8. Describe some of Dick's building methods when he constructs his cabin.

9. What is Operation Sheep Meat?

10. Describe Dick's first morning in Spike's cabin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick says in "Reflections" that he thinks "a man has missed a very deep feeling of satisfaction if he has never created or at least completed something with his own two hands." Identify three things that Dick created with his hands and discuss the satisfaction he receives from this creation.

Essay Topic 2

What is Dick's philosophy on conservation? How does he honor this philosophy while living in the wilderness? In what ways does he "pay" for the resources he uses? Provide textual examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What does the encounter with the baby caribou tell you about Dick's nature? What steps does he take to keep the calf safe? How does Dick show his practical side after the calf dies?

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