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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How many northern lakes had author John J. "Jim" Rowlands said he had seen when he happened upon Cache Lake?

5. Spring was a good time for casting animal tracks as the wet ground made nice prints, especially when found where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fundamental information did Jim relate about wolves?

2. What did Jim observe about the lumberjacks?

3. What observations did Jim provide in regard to camping outdoors in cold weather?

4. What was noted about March regarding animals?

5. Why was January a time of rest in nature?

6. What did Jim discuss related to the canoe trip he and his comrades planned?

7. What did snowshoe lameness result from?

8. What were Jim's plans for his garden in April?

9. What did Jim recall when he made one visit to Hank's in January?

10. What happened after Chief Tibeash told Jim about an Indian who owned some husky pups?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim's' lake had no name when he initially arrived, but he eventually bestowed the name Cache Lake upon it after having given it much thought. What were the reasons he selected that name?

Essay Topic 2

Why was it that Jim found April to be an ideal month to cast animal tracks? What was it he used the casts for? What steps did he follow and materials did he utilize to successfully cast these tracks?

Essay Topic 3

Jim went into a fairly lengthy discussion concerning dewdrops. Explain his views of what dew was. How did he suggest one experimented to show how dew formed? What were different locations he suggested one looked closely at dewdrops and the reasons why?

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