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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, March, Strong Winds in the Sugar Bush.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?
(a) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if dry.
(b) It was damper.
(c) It was drier.
(d) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if damp.

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

3. Without a heavy pack, what was listed as the average speed one could hike on a good trail?
(a) From 1.5 to 2 miles per hour.
(b) From 2 to 2.5 miles per hour.
(c) From 2.5 to 3 miles per hour.
(d) From 3 to 3.5 miles per hour.

4. If one did not have a compass, what was suggested one could use?
(a) The wind and sun.
(b) The wind and clouds.
(c) The clouds and rocks.
(d) The sun and rocks.

5. What did Jim relate was the reason it had been difficult to find Chief Tibeash despite his many efforts?
(a) Indians did not leave forwarding addresses.
(b) The north country was a sparsely populated area.
(c) The north country was very rugged and heavily wooded.
(d) Chief Tibeash had moved away for a time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim wrote about a young man that once blazed a trail on the side he came from, and might have been lost on his return if he had not done what?

2. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?

3. Jim noted many changes in the ways the Indians lived during the 30 years he had known them, except that most still did what?

4. Jim's grandfather, a seafaring man, frequently related that those who ventured out without what in their boats were foolish?

5. What was suggested as the first step to dry moccasins?

(see the answer key)

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