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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, August, Harvest of the Wilderness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the little wooden pipes used to tap sugar maples for sap called?
(a) Spills.
(b) Spiles.
(c) Splits.
(d) Spikes.

2. The French Canadian ovens described were made of mortar or clay on a cedar log or stone foundation, and were built how tall?
(a) 6-8".
(b) 12-14".
(c) 18-20".
(d) Waist-high.

3. What was described as a good way to store fish in the winter?
(a) Frozen in the ice.
(b) Wrapped in leaves and bark.
(c) Dried and smoked.
(d) Pickled in vinegar.

4. A pair of canoes were sometimes lashed together how far apart with saplings across the stern and forward thwarts?
(a) Tight together.
(b) Approximately five feet apart or more.
(c) A few inches.
(d) A few feet apart.

5. What was used as a measuring wheel to construct a rough map?
(a) A barrel hoop set between a sapling's forks.
(b) A wheel barrow minus the tub and rear support legs.
(c) A buggy wheel set between a sapling's forks.
(d) A front wheel and fork of an adult bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tiger, black, and spicebush swallowtails were three types of what depicted in the chapter covering July?

2. It took how many gallons of sap from a maple to yield a good pound of sugar?

3. How did Hank arrive at Cache Lake?

4. 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?

5. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?

(see the answer key)

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