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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 animals does Dick see through his scope that make him think "a small mining operation" is in progress?

2. Where does Dick store his cache ladder before leaving the wilderness?

3. What animal does Dick say wears "white oxfords" and a "snow-white cape" when he paddles toward the Chilikadrotna River?

4. When Dick starts to hike back down Falls Mountain, what does he realize he has lost?

5. What was Dick finishing up when he heard Babe's plane arrive in "Until Another Spring"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Dick's experience with the brown bear as he hikes down Falls Mountain.

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

4. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

6. What makes Dick decide to hike up Falls Mountain on July 2nd?

7. Describe what happens when the red runt gets into Dick's cache.

8. Does the red runt like to scatter Dick's food?

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

10. What is Dick's view of technology?

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 is the importance of the red runt in Dick's wilderness experience? What does the squirrel teach him about resourcefulness? In what ways does Dick find the squirrel both amusing and irritating?

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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