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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, September, The Moon When the Birds Fly Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim stored all his "treasured things" in an old chest that he kept where?
(a) Under his bunk.
(b) Out in his shed.
(c) Under the steps.
(d) On the covered porch.

2. In September, the Indians who had arrived for the summer headed where at this time?
(a) East for coastal waters.
(b) West for caves.
(c) North for trapping grounds.
(d) South for warmer weather.

3. An unpleasant smell that sometimes indicated the approach of nasty weather was the rainy, earthy odor noticed prior, especially where?
(a) On high, heavily wooded ridge lines.
(b) Along a rocky, quickly moving rivers.
(c) On high, open watersheds.
(d) Near marshy places or muddy ponds.

4. Jim related how he once capsized when he canoed about 5 days out from civilization, but he kept his matches dry how?
(a) In a plastic container.
(b) In a wax paper package.
(c) In a small watertight bottle.
(d) In a sap covered matchbox.

5. Chief Tibeash said the herring gulls in their region were apt to do what when a storm approached?
(a) Stay in the trees.
(b) Dive for fish from the air.
(c) Stay on the water or rocks.
(d) Stay out of the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sap was running freely, how many gallons were obtained per day from a good tree?

2. March was the start of the transition into the spring season, one sign of which was what?

3. What did the beavers store in the mud beneath their ponds as food for the winter?

4. When shoes began to chafe, what was suggested as a means to prevent the almost certain accompanying blister?

5. Some brilliant colors of male birds in June change to what by winter?

(see the answer key)

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