English 11-12 Semester 1 Final Exam

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Who is the author of "My Side of the Mountain?"

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Jean Craighead George

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What is the name of Sam's falcon? Options: Grateful, Chicken, Frightful, Turkey

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Frightful

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Where was Sam from originally?

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New York City

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Why did Sam leave home? Options: His parents were mean., He didn't like his siblings., He was homeless., The family apartment was too crowded.

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The family apartment was too crowded.

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Where did Sam run away to? Options: The Catskills, The Adirondacks, The Appalachians, The Rockies

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The Catskills

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What was Sam's dad's attitude about him leaving for the wilderness by himself?

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He laughed and said that every boy should try it.

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Describe Sam's new winter home at the beginning of the novel.

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a cave in a hemlock tree with a bed made of ash slats covered in deer skin

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What was Sam's biggest challenge in the wilderness at the beginning of the novel? Options: finding shelter, finding food, being alone, starting a fire

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starting a fire

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Why did Sam visit the library in Delhi?

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to search for a map to his family farm

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Sam learned to sense when another person was on his side of the mountain. True or False?

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True