1. As the story begins what are the girl and her father setting out to do late one winter night?
They are
going hunting.
They are
going owling.
They are going to go
to the country.
2. What sound do they hear in the distance
followed by barking dogs?
They hear
a train whistle blow.
They
hear someone crying softly.
They hear birds
chirping.
3. In addition to little gray footprints, what
else followed the girl and his Pa as they walked over the crisp snow?
their
shadows
two dogs
squirrels
4. When Pa called "Whoo-whoo-who-whoo-whoooooo."
What sound was he imitating?
The sound
of many kinds of owls.
The
sound of a Barred Owl.
The sound of a Great
Horned Owl.
5. Why was the girl not disappointed when there
was no answer?
His
brothers told him sometimes there's an owl and sometimes there isn't.
His
mother told him sometimes there's an owl and sometimes there isn't.
His father told him
sometimes there's an owl and sometimes there isn't.
6. The girl knew that you had to be very quiet
when you go owling. What else did the child know as well?
You must
bring along a gun.
You
have to make your own lunch, and cook over a fire.
You have to make your
own heat, and be brave.
7. The girl explained how white the snow was in
a very special way. Which of the following is the explanation
used?
It was
whiter than vanilla ice cream.
It
was whiter than the milk in a cereal bowl.
It was as white as the
moon in the sky.
8. Why did the girl's Pa smile when he heard the
sound of the owl?
He was
getting ready to shoot it.
He
believed he and owl could see each other.
He believed he and the
owl were talking about supper, or the woods, or the moon, or the cold.
9. What did the girl's Pa use to see the owl?
a lantern
a
big flashlight
the headlights on the
car
10. How long did the girl believe that she, her
Pa and the owl stared at each other?
for two
hours
one minute, three
minutes, maybe even a hundred minutes
a few seconds
11. What is the only thing you need when you go
owling?
a lunch
warm mittens
hope
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