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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. How does Dick describe Babe?

2. What does Dick use a trotline for?

3. What does Mary toast in the fireplace when she and Babe visit Dick in mid-April?

4. What is the name of the creek where Dick goes fishing after he gets settled in Spike's cabin?

5. What wildlife does Dick see that makes him anxious to begin the fireplace project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dick help Babe with when they get to Port Alsworth?

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

3. What animals does Dick see through his binoculars on his first evening at Twin Lake?

4. What does Babe bring to Dick's on Christmas Day?

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

6. How does Dick make warmer hand and face protection at the beginning of the winter months?

7. What other things does Dick do when he has to wait for more materials to be delivered by Babe?

8. How does Dick try to help the caribou calf that is separated from its mother?

9. What is Dick's design for his cabin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the importance of the setting of Falls Mountain in Dick's wilderness experience. What does Dick see in this setting that appeals to him? What profound experience does he have in this setting, and how does it change him?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What does the "Boss Hunter" symbolize for Dick? What strong opinions does he have about the hunters and their attitude toward the wilderness? How does Dick try to erase "their stains on the land?"

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