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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big was the author's mother's tumor?
(a) The size of an apple.
(b) The size of a grapefruit.
(c) The size of a kiwi.
(d) The size of a cherry.

2. Where did the author's mother have a tumor?
(a) Her abdomen.
(b) Her head.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her arm.

3. How deep is the Great Salt Lake?
(a) 33 feet.
(b) 13 feet.
(c) 43 feet.
(d) 23 feet.

4. Why did the author think her mother couldn't get sick?
(a) She was too good.
(b) She was too beautiful.
(c) She was too strong.
(d) She was too young.

5. When did the author usually speak to her mother?
(a) In the mornings.
(b) At night.
(c) On the weekends.
(d) In the afternoons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Brigham Young call the Great Basin?

2. What killed the wheat fields of the early Mormon pioneers?

3. How many species of birds use the refuge?

4. What separates the Bear River from the Snake River?

5. What was the name of Terry's mother's doctor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the author do at the dump when she went there?

2. What is similar in each chapter of this book?

3. What did Terry compare the pelican fishing to?

4. What medical procedure did Terry undergo while her mother was in radiation?

5. What caused the LDS prophet to end church meetings one Sunday?

6. What was the big news in the Yellow Headed Blackbird chapter?

7. What did the author compare her mother to during her chemotherapy treatment?

8. What did the author compare starlings to, and why?

9. What did Terry love about Gunnison Island?

10. What did the author talk about at the beginning of the chapter entitled Barn Swallows?

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