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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. What does Dick cover the sheep meat with, as described in "Red Runt"?
(a) Sleeping bag.
(b) Polyurethane sheeting.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Poncho.

2. What does Dick find inside the large pot in the cabin located on the bank of the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) Dead mice.
(b) Rocks.
(c) Old fish bones.
(d) Snake skins.

3. What does Dick say about how Indians of the past built their rafts?
(a) With rope.
(b) Using only axes and no nails.
(c) From logs with animal hides.
(d) Saplings nailed together.

4. Where does Dick say he keeps his sheep meat in "Red Runt"?
(a) On the sled.
(b) In the smoking tent.
(c) Outside his cabin door.
(d) Hanging high in the meat tree.

5. What does Dick say about the gleam of his cabin when he returns from the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) It is too bright.
(b) It is a comfort.
(c) Puzzled because he thought he turned off the lights.
(d) It makes him feel homesick for his father's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dick walk back along the bank on his return from the Chilikadrotna River?

2. On the last day Dick is in the wilderness, what is the weather like?

3. What month is it at the beginning of "Until Another Spring"?

4. What animal comes out of the woodpile on Dick's last day in the wilderness?

5. What kind of window works best for Dick during the winter freeze-up?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Dick seem to admire the way the Indians built their rafts?

2. What does Dick remind himself of when he worries about getting sick or falling in a rock slide?

3. What happens when Dick loses his axe?

4. Describe the bull caribou's attempts to protect himself from insects.

5. What does Dick find in Frank Bell's cabin?

6. What happens to Dick when he leaves the wilderness for the first time?

7. What does Dick see when standing on Eagle's Back?

8. What is Dick's opinion about food and physical exercise?

9. Why does Dick have to do more mending and repair because of the red runt?

10. Describe Dick's last morning at his cabin.

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