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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, February, The Stars and the Silence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wolves were heard at Cache Lake in February, but not as much as at what other location?
(a) Thunder Lake.
(b) Knothole Lake.
(c) Snow Goose Lake.
(d) Shining Tree Lake.

2. The Indians in the north country referred to January as Kushapawasticanum o Pesim which meant what?
(a) The Time of Sleeping Bear.
(b) The Moon of Great Cold.
(c) The Sky of Many Stars.
(d) The Lake of No Canoe.

3. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?
(a) Make a test pair from old blanket or heavy cloth.
(b) Cut two tie strings approximately twelve inches long.
(c) Draw your footprint outline on a large cardboard piece.
(d) Put your foot on the hide and cut an outline one-half inch larger.

4. Jim's memories of his grandmother having read to him as a youngster from "Swiss Family Robinson" were always stirred by what?
(a) The creaking of his chair when he rocked in it.
(b) The breeze when it stirred the trees.
(c) His whistling kettle when he boiled water.
(d) The rain when it dropped on his tin roof.

5. How did Hank arrive at Cache Lake?
(a) By a dog sled.
(b) By foot.
(c) By plane.
(d) By canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it recommended to leave one's rifle outside the camp in freezing weather instead of bringing it in where it was warm?

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?

3. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?

4. For sleeping in the open during winter, it was stated there was nothing to equal what kind of a robe?

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

(see the answer key)

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