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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 feel when he returns home after exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

2. How does the red runt get into Dick's cache?

3. Who is Frank Bell?

4. What is one thing that the red runt causes Dick to do more of?

5. What does Dick see clustered beneath the water where the Chilikadrotna River begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What comment does Dick make about the hunters' housekeeping skills?

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

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

6. How does the natural world meet Dick's needs?

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

8. Does Dick feel sympathetic toward the red runt?

9. What does Dick remind himself of when he worries about getting sick or falling in a rock slide?

10. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the obstacles Dick faces when he builds his fireplace. How does he solve his problem of having no lime to mix with the mortar? Where does he find the rocks for his fireplace front? In the end, does he have faith the fireplace will work?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of the axe and the rifle to Dick and his life in the wilderness. What role do they play in his survival? How does Dick feel when he is without these two items?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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