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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. Chief Tibeash said the herring gulls in their region were apt to do what when a storm approached?

2. What was recommended about magnetizing needles?

3. What did Hank once make a model of?

4. Experienced sled dogs were said to work best when fed at what time of day?

5. Chief Tibeash dried fish in the sun, removed the gills and eyes, then wrapped them well separated in dry moss to keep them for how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jim note about their canoes as the men's camping trip approached?

2. What was the reason Jim carried needles?

3. How did Jim stipulate he went when he traveled?

4. How was the game of snow-snakes played?

5. How did Jim describe weather signs?

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

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

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

9. What were the things Jim noted about July?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was a heliograph used for? What steps did Jim detail were to be taken to construct a heliograph from components on hand? In what manner was a heliograph to be utilized?

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 compared a couple of hammocks. Identify the components to be used and the steps to be followed in the construction of a barrel-stave hammock. How did he compare it with a Brazilian version a friend gave him?

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