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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Deanna describes "prodigal summer" as what?
(a) The forest at its best.
(b) Extravagant procreation.
(c) A bounty of nature.
(d) Beautiful summer days.

2. Where do coyotes live?
(a) Lair.
(b) Burrow.
(c) Den.
(d) Cave.

3. What is Lois's nickname?
(a) Foghorn.
(b) Lois the Loud.
(c) Battle Axe.
(d) Lo Bo.

4. What does the moth leave on the curtain?
(a) Blood.
(b) A wing.
(c) Scat.
(d) Eggs.

5. What weapon does Deanna have hidden for protection?
(a) Pistol.
(b) Axe.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Knife.

6. What did Garnett, inadvertently, shoplift from the store?
(a) Oil.
(b) Malathion.
(c) Gum.
(d) Aspirin.

7. What does Garnett have a strong interest in?
(a) Tree pruning.
(b) Sheep raising.
(c) Race horses.
(d) The American chestnut.

8. What does Deanna tell Eddie is fairly rare to find in the forest?
(a) Moose.
(b) Grouse.
(c) Skunks.
(d) Elk.

9. What are Lusa's brothers-in-law going to plant?
(a) Alfalfa.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

10. What makes Deanna angry concerning Eddie in Chapter 7?
(a) His good looks.
(b) Her sexual attraction for him.
(c) His power over her.
(d) His disdain for the coyotes.

11. In Chapter 10, how many days have passed since Cole's death?
(a) 29.
(b) 30.
(c) 17.
(d) 27.

12. How old is Eddie?
(a) 28.
(b) 32.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

13. What is attacking Garnett's apples?
(a) Mildew.
(b) Japanese beetles.
(c) Aphids.
(d) Caterpillars.

14. How many years has Deanna lived in the forest?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

15. In Garnett's interpretation of the Bible, what is the role of animals?
(a) Religious deities.
(b) Pets.
(c) Gifts to man.
(d) Creatures to be protected.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Little Rickie's friends describe Lusa?

2. Where does Nannie sell her produce?

3. Whom did Deanna's father have a child with?

4. In Chapter 12, whom does Garnett write a letter to?

5. What is the last name of the person that built Deanna's cabin?

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