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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 was included in the Pink Flamingos chapter?

2. When did the author usually speak to her mother?

3. Where did the activities in this book take place?

4. What was the third option for when the lake exceeded the limits?

5. How deep is the Great Salt Lake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the government trying to do in the chapter entitled Redheads?

2. How do burrowing owls usually make their homes?

3. What happened at Fish Springs?

4. Why was Chapter 7 entitled Peregrine Falcon?

5. Why did the author say she liked to go to the dump?

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

7. Why did the author take such a deep interest in nature?

8. How did Terry feel when birds were displaced from the refuge?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that people involved in those situations?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Diane refuse medical treatment, and what effect did this have on her family?

Essay Topic 3

Terry endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does she learn through these experiences?

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