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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. Why does Dick decide he must hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?
(a) The animals are encroaching on his territory.
(b) He is tired of building.
(c) He needs animal hides to stay warm.
(d) To put up meat for the winter.

2. How heavy is Dick's second load of cargo that he hauls to Spike's cabin?
(a) Sixty pounds.
(b) Twelve pounds.
(c) Twenty pounds.
(d) Ninety pounds.

3. What words does Dick write with spruce boughs on the frozen ice for Babe to see?
(a) Land here.
(b) Too thin.
(c) Help.
(d) OK.

4. What does Dick hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?
(a) Ram.
(b) Duck.
(c) Bear.
(d) Caribou.

5. How high above the lake is Low Pass located?
(a) Nine hundred feet.
(b) Sixteen hundred feet.
(c) Two thousand feet.
(d) One thousand feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of plane does Babe use to fly Dick into the wilderness?

3. In mid-May, what noise does Dick hear coming down from Craig Mountain?

4. What object does Dick place on the ice to let Babe know it is safe to land the plane on?

5. What does Dick make out of a baby caribou calfskin in May?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick make warmer hand and face protection at the beginning of the winter months?

2. What happens when Dick cuts his thumb?

3. What does Dick help Babe with when they get to Port Alsworth?

4. Describe some chores that Dick does at the end of "Breakup".

5. Why does Dick want to test himself with this wilderness adventure?

6. What does Babe bring to Dick's on Christmas Day?

7. How does Dick feel about completing the cabin?

8. What surprises the teacher and his wife when they visit Dick?

9. What is Dick's design for his cabin?

10. Describe what happens when Dick sets his roof on fire.

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