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My Side of the Mountain Test #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which animal had a massive wingspan "taking up the whole mountainside"?

a)

great-horned owl

b)

peregrine falcon

c)

chickadee

d)

nuthatch

2.

Who was the ankle biter that distracted Sam?

a)

Arietty's deermouse

b)

Jessie C. James

c)

The Baron

d)

Frightful

3.

Sam left his home in which city?

a)

Manhattan

b)

New York

c)

New Jersey

d)

Delhi

4.

Sam's home in the wilderness was in a

a)

birch tree

b)

hickory tree

c)

hemlock tree

d)

walnut tree

5.

Bando's name for Sam was

a)

Thackery

b)

Thoreau

c)

Thornton

d)

Thanos

6.

Bando helped Sam by making all of the following except:

a)

fishing raft

b)

grape jam

c)

clay jars

d)

wooden flutes

7.

Items that Sam made from deerskins included everything EXCEPT

a)

deerskin door

b)

deerskin suit/jacket

c)

deerskin pants

d)

deerskin rug

8.

Where does Sam go to live?

a)

The Catskill Mountains

b)

Bermuda

9.

Who invades Sam's house on Halloween night?

a)

Hunters

b)

A fox

c)

Baron Weasel

d)

Raccoons

10.

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

a)

Extra food

b)

Extra wood

c)

Warm shelter

d)

Warm clothes

11.

The boys Sam meets in town is named...

a)

Bando

b)

Baron

c)

Frightful

d)

Mr. Jacket

12.

Sam wants to use a _________ to make a door for his tree, blanket for his bed and tethers for the bird.

a)

raccon

b)

deer

c)

trout

d)

bear

13.

"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

14.
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
15.
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.
16.

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.

17.

Who has Sam NOT met in the woods?

a)

fire warden

b)

Strawberry lady

c)

Bando

d)

Mr. Atem Shol

18.

What method of finding food has Sam NOT used?

a)

growing vegetables

b)

gathering fruit

c)

fishing

d)

hunting with a falcon

19.

Bando is a ...

a)

fire warden

b)

criminal

c)

college professor

d)

a racoon

20.
Sam survived on the mountain by eating mostly mushrooms.
a)
True
b)
False