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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who originally had the idea to pump the lake's water?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) Wilford Woodfruff.
(c) John Taylor.
(d) Brigham Young.

2. In what season do the Great Salt Lake levels lower?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

3. What caused the author's mother to use chemotherapy?
(a) She had seen her sister use it.
(b) She had a dream about it.
(c) She believed in her doctor.
(d) She had much to live for.

4. Why does the author describe the Great Salt Lake in the way she does?
(a) It is pure.
(b) It has no outlet to the ocean.
(c) It is shrinking.
(d) No animals can live around it.

5. What would have been threatened if the lake water were pumped?
(a) The natural foliage of the area.
(b) The mineral levels.
(c) The Air Force shooting range.
(d) The desert dwelling birds.

6. Where did the activities in this book take place?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Utah.
(c) Nevada.
(d) California.

7. What climate did the author learn about while in the Audubon Society?
(a) Marshes.
(b) Deserts.
(c) Prairies.
(d) Flat lands.

8. Who did Diane know with a brain tumor?
(a) A friend.
(b) An aunt.
(c) A brother.
(d) A cousin.

9. What chance of survival did Diane have during radiation?
(a) 25%
(b) 30%
(c) 50%
(d) 40%

10. What did the author compare the Great Salt Lake to?
(a) A cup.
(b) A dinner plate.
(c) A pot.
(d) A tea kettle.

11. What did the author's family do for vacations when she was a child?
(a) Flew to exotic locations.
(b) Went camping.
(c) Took road trips.
(d) Visited relatives.

12. What did the author test about the Great Salt Lake?
(a) The salinity of the water.
(b) The health of the water.
(c) The buoyancy in the water.
(d) The foliage around the water.

13. Where does the phalarope get food?
(a) Trees.
(b) Dead carcasses.
(c) The bottom of the water.
(d) The shore.

14. Where was the author working during her mother's chemotherapy treatments?
(a) A college.
(b) A refuge.
(c) A church.
(d) A museum.

15. What kind of gulls were used as a chapter title?
(a) Pacific Gulls.
(b) California Gulls.
(c) Albatross Gulls.
(d) Sea Gulls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author describe the Great Salt Lake?

2. Where did Terry go after hearing her mother needed radiation?

3. Who took the author to the bird conservatory?

4. What was included in the Pink Flamingos chapter?

5. Where did Diane live mostly while in chemotherapy treatments?

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