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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What board that was free of knots and had a straight grain was said to have been the right stock to make a light paddle from?
(a) Ash.
(b) Spruce.
(c) Oak.
(d) Elm.

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

3. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?
(a) An inlet.
(b) A meadow.
(c) A knoll.
(d) An island.

4. Jim stored all his "treasured things" in an old chest that he kept where?
(a) On the covered porch.
(b) Out in his shed.
(c) Under the steps.
(d) Under his bunk.

5. If one did not have a compass, what was suggested one could use?
(a) The wind and sun.
(b) The wind and clouds.
(c) The clouds and rocks.
(d) The sun and rocks.

6. What did the term "cache" mean?
(a) A semi-permanent encampment.
(b) A magnetized piece of metal serving as a compass.
(c) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.
(d) A hidden storage place for provisions.

7. 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?
(a) Frequently looked behind himself upon his return.
(b) Located a landmark on a hill behind himself.
(c) Followed a creek downstream to a lake and found his way.
(d) Carried a map and compass to find his way out.

8. The partridges were said to make a thumping sound that escalated increasingly from a slow drumming to a strange noise similar to what?
(a) A snapping.
(b) A crackling.
(c) An applause.
(d) A rolling beat.

9. Jim recommended which tool as the most valuable in the woods?
(a) Your axe.
(b) Your compass.
(c) Your knife.
(d) Your gun.

10. It took how many gallons of sap from a maple to yield a good pound of sugar?
(a) 4 to 6.
(b) 2 to 4.
(c) 3 to 5.
(d) 1 to 3.

11. Diagrams and discussion reflected which four tools as those essential for wood-carving?
(a) The handsaw, razor, rasp, and file.
(b) The coping saw, knife, rasp, and file.
(c) The coping saw, knife, sander, and razor.
(d) The bandsaw, knife, rasp, and hammer.

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

13. Jim named his new husky pup Tripper for what reasons?
(a) As a pup he tripped about, and later would take many sled trips.
(b) As a pup he tripped about, and tripped anyone near him.
(c) As a pup he tripped his owner, and later would take many sled trips.
(d) As a pup he tripped his owner, and later would take many canoe trips.

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

15. Describe the appearance of Chief Tibeash?
(a) Tall, lean, and having tough, strong muscles.
(b) Large, stout, and having flabby, weak muscles.
(c) Small, lean, and having tough, strong muscles.
(d) Medium, flacid, and having infirm, aged muscles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?

2. Jim noted that he generally cached his small canoe where?

3. What Indian game was diagrammed and described that Chief Tibeash was a champion of as a boy, and shot stones and arrows?

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

5. How did Hank arrive at Cache Lake?

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