A Year in the Maine Woods Quiz

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As the author is running through the forest, he comes to a clearing that has been logged a few years earlier. What does he see there? (from September 23-26 The Garden, September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack, October 1 The Foliage, October 3 The Rendevous, October 6 Cherry Hill Drive, October 7 Housemates, October 8 Moose, October 10 Home Chores, October 11-13, Flying Samaras and Consciousness)

A moose.

A bear.

A deer.

A cougar.

In "March 14 After the Storm," why does the author go into town again? (from Cows, Early February, March 13 Storm Warnings, March 14 Storm, March 14 After the Storm, March 16, Spring, March 20-21 First Tappers, March 23, March 25 Birch Seeds)

To have breakfast at the diner.

To talk to his friends.

To buy supplies.

To find dead cattle.

"October 3 The Annual Rendezvous" is about __________________. (from September 23-26 The Garden, September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack, October 1 The Foliage, October 3 The Rendevous, October 6 Cherry Hill Drive, October 7 Housemates, October 8 Moose, October 10 Home Chores, October 11-13, Flying Samaras and Consciousness)

A faculty meeting held for all college professors.

A party the author attends every year.

A dinner meeting the author holds every year for his colleagues.

A party that the author hosts up on the mountain every year.

What is "October 10 Home Chores" about? (from September 23-26 The Garden, September 27 Starting a Sugar Shack, October 1 The Foliage, October 3 The Rendevous, October 6 Cherry Hill Drive, October 7 Housemates, October 8 Moose, October 10 Home Chores, October 11-13, Flying Samaras and Consciousness)

The author's family.

The author's peculiar style of living in the cabin.

The author's chores.

The author's records of his experiences.

In "Burning Wood," the author writes that he is happy he has cut down so much wood, and it has given him a feeling of accomplishment. Nevertheless, what is he annoyed about? (from October 14 To Find Small Caterpillars, Burning Wood, Scents and Sounds, Trees, October 26-30, Election Time, November 8-9 Jack?, The Moon, Habits and Hunts)

His stove is efficient at cooking food but inefficient at heating his cabin.

He is still in need of more wood.

The wood is filled with insects.

He is very sore from chopping wood.