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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim built a pot that made a little fuel go far like one he read about used in what country where a handful of grass cooked a whole pot of stew?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Tibet.
(c) Mongolia.
(d) Afghanistan.

2. Jim tried to do what if a thunderstorm came up when he was on the lake in his canoe?
(a) Remain on the lake, lay in his canoe, and bail when it passed.
(b) Head for the center of the lake, balance himself and cover up.
(c) Head for shore, pull into heavy cover, and get under it.
(d) Head for shore, pull into an open clearing, and stay close to the ground.

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

4. What was the main rule in a form of football that Indians played with a wood chip initially buried in an area between 2 goal sticks at each end?
(a) Use only toes and feet to dig the chip out and kick it to the goal.
(b) Stay on one foot and use a stick to dig and nudge the chip to the goal.
(c) Use a stick with hands behind to dig and nudge the chip to the goal.
(d) Use only toes to dig the chip out and nudge it with a stick to the goal.

5. Diagrams and instructions were provided on how to construct what pair of aids for making one's way across the frozen lakes?
(a) Ice skates.
(b) Ice climbers.
(c) Ice creepers.
(d) Ice boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim like a balsam bed when he camped, but suggested one might use what?

2. Instead of the usual runners constructed of split ash, two old skis made of what wood were used for Tripper's sled?

3. A cold room in the ground was built of double board walls separated by 2"x4" uprights, and the space between filled with what substance?

4. How was a mattress that was ordered from a catalog transported to Cache Lake?

5. A fire piston, which worked on the principle that air got extremely hot when compressed, might reach over how many degrees Fahrenheit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jim stipulate was needed in the way of provisions during a camping trip?

2. What was one way Chief Tibeash liked to demonstrate how good a woodsman he was to Jim?

3. What was it Chief Tibeash explained to Jim about the tracks of a large dog wolf revealed?

4. Why did Jim observe June to have been a good family month in the woods?

5. How did Jim describe the first time he went alone to try his horn of birch bark to call for moose?

6. What did Indians that left their summer lake sites generally take back with them to northern trapping grounds?

7. Why did Jim view August as among the best times to travel?

8. What were the things Jim noted about July?

9. How did Jim once evade the danger of the woods on fire?

10. What did Jim have to say about fishing on the camping trip with Chief Tibeash and Hank?

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