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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, October, Frost on Scarlet Leaves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?
(a) Against a wind gauge at a forest station.
(b) Against a car speedometer when held out the window.
(c) Against a wind gauge at an airport.
(d) Against a wind gauge at a high school science lab.

2. Striking two chunks of pyrite yielded sparks that could kindle a fire, and iron pyrite was commonly called what?
(a) 2 Karat Gold.
(b) Fool's Gold.
(c) Yellow Gold.
(d) Sparkling Gold.

3. Pictures of what animals were noted to be about the most difficult to get?
(a) Jumping fish.
(b) Owls.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Toads.

4. Some brilliant colors of male birds in June change to what by winter?
(a) They diminish somewhat in their colors.
(b) They remain the same once they are fully grown.
(c) They become even more intense in splendor.
(d) They do not even appear like the same bird.

5. What were snow goggles?
(a) Goggles with photogray lenses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(b) Blue wraparound glasses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(c) Metallic gray sunglasses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(d) Cardboard or soft pinewood goggles with thin slit cuts for vision.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was noted that tree swallows ate what else beyond insects as few other swallows did?

2. What time of year was it when Jim first came upon Cache Lake?

3. Jim, Chief Tibeash, and Hank made their summer trip by canoe to Lake Waweashkashing, which meant what?

4. What type of rivets did Hank use when he made a new sheath for his hunting knife?

5. The best area for partridge in the Cache Lake country was said to have been around where?

(see the answer key)

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