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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, July, The Moose Are in the Lakes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim always had a spell of what that generally came on without warning toward the end of an April day?
(a) "Pet raising raucous."
(b) `"Roof patching party."
(c) "Firewood felling frenxy."
(d) "Seed-catalogue fever."

2. Cree Indians viewed the Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) as the Great Bear constellation, and the three stars in the handle as what?
(a) Hunters.
(b) Cubs.
(c) Paw tracks.
(d) Beehives.

3. What were the woods described as having been like in July?
(a) Wet, hot, and quiet.
(b) Dry, cool, and quiet.
(c) Dry, hot, and noisy.
(d) Dry, hot, and quiet.

4. After owls have gulped their food down whole and it has digested, what was the next step for bones and fur?
(a) It was spit out in neat, rolled pellets.
(b) It was spit out as paste to build nests.
(c) It was excreted in flight like other birds.
(d) It was spit out similar to a cat fur ball.

5. Jim recommended which tool as the most valuable in the woods?
(a) Your compass.
(b) Your gun.
(c) Your knife.
(d) Your axe.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was said that mosquito netting was too course to keep out what?

2. What was the easiest route to follow in the north country during the winter?

3. The Indians in the north country referred to January as Kushapawasticanum o Pesim which meant what?

4. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?

5. Jim and Hank ventured to the dam located where each spring to determine how the beaver had fared the previous winter?

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