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My Side of the Mountain Ch 13-15

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invades Sam's house on Halloween night?

a)

Hunters

b)

A fox

c)

Baron Weasel

d)

Raccoons

2.

As Sam begins to prepare for winter he realizes he is missing....

a)

Extra food

b)

Extra wood

c)

Warm shelter

d)

Warm clothes

3.

TRUE or FALSE:

Sam has no trouble building the fire place in his tree.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

"The winds are cool, the stars are like electric light bulbs."


This sentence from ch. 14 is an example of....

a)

A Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

A Simile

5.

Sam stacked his wood in ______________ so he could tunnel through it in the winter.

a)

An X shaped wood pile

b)

A S shaped wood pile

c)

Rows of 3

d)

Rows of 5

6.
Why does Sam feel sad when Bando leaves?
a)
Bando and Sam had a fight and he left angry.
b)
Bando ruined the bed Sam made.
c)
Sam is sad because Bando was fun to be with; he can make useful things from natural resources
d)
Sam is sad because Bando said he would tell the police he was living in the mountains.
7.
Sam sees signs of the coming winter in the way animals behave. What are some of these signs?
a)
The weasel's coat changes
b)
raccoons fatten up
c)
squirrels store food
d)
all of the above
8.
As winter approaches, Sam gives a lot of attention to how to keep warm. One way to keep warm is through making warm clothes. What is the other way?
a)
Sam figures out a way to use snow to insulate the tree house like eskimos
b)
Sam builds a fireplace out of wood outside the treehouse
c)
Sam builds a fireplace of clay inside the tree house
d)
None of the above
9.
What were the two problems Sam encountered with his fireplace? 
a)
He has to figure out how to keep an all-clay fireplace from collapsing and how to make sure the fire doesn't pull all the oxygen from the house. 
b)
His fireplace is not warm and the tree keeps catching on fire.
c)
He has to go outside to keep warm and the snow makes him wet.
d)
None of the above
10.
Sam says that he has never experienced a “more real” Halloween night.  What do you think he means? 
a)
There were ghosts and goblins all around.
b)
Children from the village came and played tricks on him.
c)
The animals made a mess of his tree house and camp.  The fox stood back and "laughed" at him.
d)
He was never more scared in his life.
11.
Which of the following is an idiom?
a)
Inside I felt as cozy as a turtle in his shell.
b)
He bent over backward to make Halloween a fun night.
c)
I must have walked a thousand miles before I found a pool.
d)
It was a clear, athletic stream that rushed and jumped and splashed and ran.
12.

What frightening thing happens with Sam's fireplace?

a)

The tree fills with smoke and carbon monoxide.

b)

Sparks fly into the tree and start a fire.

c)

The fire got too hot and melted the mud Sam used to hold the fireplace together.

d)

The smoke attracts attention from the forest rangers.

13.

What important lesson does Sam learn on Halloween night?

a)

Raccoons can make a mess.

b)

Animals respect those who act like they are in charge.

c)

His falcon is easily scared.

d)

Animals don't celebrate Halloween.

14.

After the hunters leave, what problem does Sam encounter while tanning the deer hides?

a)

He can't find water.

b)

The deer hides aren't big enough.

c)

The water keeps freezing.

d)

The hunters catch him.

15.

What did Sam make from his deerskin in chapter 15?

a)

a teepee

b)

Blankets and a jacket

c)

a satchel

d)

socks to keep his feet warm