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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freeze-up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dick call the strip he makes on the lake ice for Babe to land on?
(a) Ice Landing.
(b) Low Pass Airport.
(c) Glacier Regional Airport.
(d) Twin Lakes International Airport.

2. How old is Dick when he begins his wilderness experience?
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Fifty-one.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-two.

3. What does Dick feed the birds and squirrels for Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Suet and meat dust.
(b) Sunflower seeds.
(c) Dried corn.
(d) Bird seed.

4. What is Dick waiting for from Babe Alsworth when he is in Kodiak?
(a) Telegram.
(b) Package.
(c) Letter.
(d) Phone call.

5. What does Dick use a trotline for?
(a) To make sure his logs are straight.
(b) Catch fish while he sleeps.
(c) Hang his laundry.
(d) Trap for squirrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gets sliced open from tin snips on September 24th?

2. When does Dick finish his cabin, except for the fireplace?

3. What did the jar have in it that Dick opened when he got to Spike's cabin the first evening he arrives?

4. What is the weather like in mid-September when Dick is building his fireplace?

5. How heavy is Dick's second load of cargo that he hauls to Spike's cabin?

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