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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 has a lived-in look in "Until Another Spring" that Dick says has been deserted for a couple of years?

2. What does Dick use in the natural world that he says is effective as Brillo pads or steel wool?

3. What does Dick worry about when he hikes over the boulders on Falls Mountain?

4. What situation does Dick panic over at the beginning of "Cloud Country"?

5. What does the red runt do to Dick when he offers it food?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dick describe himself as an oddball?

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

4. What does the red runt like to remind Dick of?

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

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

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

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

9. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the themes of independence and dependence in this book. Does Dick prefer to be independent? Does he acknowledge his dependency on others? What does he say about relying on himself when he gets into a jam? Provide two examples of how Dick lives independently, but must still depend on others for his survival.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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