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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, September, The Moon When the Birds Fly Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. It was noted that when one worked hard in the woods, it brought with it a natural craving for what taste preference?
(a) Sour.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Salt.

2. What was taught as the proper way to land a canoe ashore?
(a) Get out in the water to lift the bow ashore.
(b) Bow on.
(c) Stern on.
(d) Broadside.

3. March was not spring yet as Cache Lake was full of ice and there were how many feet of snow?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

4. Where was it noted the lightning bugs did not fly so much?
(a) In the open places.
(b) Over the open water.
(c) Along the shoreline.
(d) Over rocky areas.

5. When Indians built canoes of birch bark, they sealed the seams with a pitch made from what?
(a) 1 part grease and 10 parts spruce gum.
(b) 1 part grease and 8 parts spruce gum.
(c) 1 part grease and 4 parts spruce gum.
(d) 1 part grease and 6 parts spruce gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was suggested as the first step to dry moccasins?

2. Some brilliant colors of male birds in June change to what by winter?

3. What were the little wooden pipes used to tap sugar maples for sap called?

4. It took how many gallons of sap from a maple to yield a good pound of sugar?

5. When shoes began to chafe, what was suggested as a means to prevent the almost certain accompanying blister?

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