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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, December, Blizzards and Wailing Winds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A cold room in the ground was built of double board walls separated by 2"x4" uprights, and the space between filled with what substance?
(a) Wood chips.
(b) Sawdust.
(c) Sand.
(d) Pine cones.

2. What was the easiest route to follow in the north country during the winter?
(a) The shorelines.
(b) The ridge lines.
(c) The trails.
(d) The waterways.

3. Benasee Jewan, the Indian term for September, meant what?
(a) "The Moon Before Snow Arrives."
(b) "The Northern Lights Begin to Play."
(c) "The Moon When the Birds Fly Away."
(d) "The Leaves Change Color and Fall."

4. How much flour was recommended could be substituted per each loaf of bread taken for a week's venture?
(a) 1/2 lbs.
(b) None.
(c) 1/3 lbs.
(d) 1/4 lbs.

5. How was Chief Tibeash's hunting sled curved up in the front?
(a) It was steamed slowly over a fire in wet cloth or moss.
(b) It was laid upside down over a log with a heavy rock on the the front..
(c) It was soaked on end in about 4-6 inches of cold water.
(d) It was wedged in-between a tree fork and tied back for pressure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mal de raquette was another term for what?

2. With a 1/4" hole in the center, what old item was slid upside down along the suspension wire of a pointed bird feeder to squirrel-proof it?

3. After owls have gulped their food down whole and it has digested, what was the next step for bones and fur?

4. Jim like a balsam bed when he camped, but suggested one might use what?

5. Experienced sled dogs were said to work best when fed at what time of day?

(see the answer key)

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