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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Chilikadrotna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wildlife does Dick see that makes him anxious to begin the fireplace project?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Geese.
(c) Rams.
(d) Bears.

2. In "Breakup", what does Dick accidentally set on fire?
(a) Snowshoes.
(b) Canoe.
(c) Moss roof.
(d) Cache.

3. What does Dick wrap around the legs of his cache to dissuade squirrels from climbing up?
(a) Flexible traps.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Spikes.
(d) Twelve inch band of tin.

4. How long does Dick anticipate letting the fireplace mortar dry before he builds a normal-sized fire?
(a) Several days.
(b) One month.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) One week.

5. What does Dick do on his birthday, May 4th?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Canoes.
(c) Carves a set of utensils.
(d) Takes photographs of a bear family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Boss Hunter do before he leaves his cabin for the winter?

2. How wide were the rafts made by the Indians?

3. What does Dick do with the litter he finds when he visits the hunters' tent camp in "Camp Meat"?

4. What words does Dick write with spruce boughs on the frozen ice for Babe to see?

5. What does Dick mean when he says "That's living in the wilderness first class."

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