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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, April, Thundering Ice and Black Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mal de raquette was another term for what?
(a) Snowshoe lameness.
(b) Frostbite of the foot.
(c) Snow ski pain.
(d) Sprained ankle.

2. March was not spring yet as Cache Lake was full of ice and there were how many feet of snow?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?
(a) High bush blueberries.
(b) Low vine raspberries.
(c) Wild strawberries.
(d) High bush cranberries.

4. What was related to have been some of the fun when ice fishing?
(a) Playing a harmonica while sitting and fishing.
(b) Locating a place to promptly cook the catch.
(c) Cutting an ice hole likely to yield fish.
(d) Fishing near a buddy and trading tales.

5. Jim described how he made a bread knife from what type of blade?
(a) A coping saw.
(b) A hacksaw.
(c) A bandsaw.
(d) A bucksaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was taught as the proper way to land a canoe ashore?

2. The remedy offered for metal that got so cold that it chipped was to heat it until it was dull red before it was plunged into what?

3. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?

4. If one did not have a compass, what was suggested one could use?

5. What did Jim relate was the reason it had been difficult to find Chief Tibeash despite his many efforts?

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