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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About what does Ann worry?
(a) The man will kill one of the cows.
(b) The man will leave right away.
(c) The man will eat all the chickens and there will be none left to reproduce.
(d) She should have warned the man about Burden Creek.

2. How does Ann feel about the man being there as she gets ready to sleep that night?
(a) Resentful.
(b) Fearful but companionable.
(c) Terrified.
(d) Angry.

3. How does Loomis get there from where he started?
(a) Horseback until the horse dies.
(b) Walking.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Car until he ran out of gas.

4. Who is Dr. Kylmer?
(a) Loomis' brother-in-law.
(b) Loomis' best friend.
(c) A man who worked with Edward.
(d) A man who invented a special radiation counter.

5. What is another thing the visitor does soon after examining the green leaves of a tree?
(a) He plants an American flag in the soil by the tree.
(b) He shoots his rifle into the air.
(c) He climbs the tree to reach the fruit.
(d) He checks the tree and area with a Geiger counter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ann decide to do about safety?

2. What is Ann's first impulse when the man yells for anyone?

3. What animal ran off after Ann's family went exploring?

4. What does Ann worry about if the stranger is still here in winter?

5. From where is the pond fed?

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