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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, July, The Moose Are in the Lakes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?
(a) Cut two tie strings approximately twelve inches long.
(b) Make a test pair from old blanket or heavy cloth.
(c) Put your foot on the hide and cut an outline one-half inch larger.
(d) Draw your footprint outline on a large cardboard piece.

2. The remedy offered for metal that got so cold that it chipped was to heat it until it was dull red before it was plunged into what?
(a) A pail of tree sap.
(b) A bucket of packed snow.
(c) A cold spring.
(d) A can of oil.

3. How many steps were shown in how to heft a heavy pack onto one's back?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?
(a) Against a wind gauge at an airport.
(b) Against a wind gauge at a forest station.
(c) Against a car speedometer when held out the window.
(d) Against a wind gauge at a high school science lab.

5. Hank sometimes made his own candles when he used the bark slipped from what small decayed saplings to mold them?
(a) Ash.
(b) Fir.
(c) Maple.
(d) Birch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim noted he always took along what item on long canoe trips?

2. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?

3. For what purpose did Chief Tibeash fell dead trees when camping?

4. Mal de raquette was another term for what?

5. It was noted that tree swallows ate what else beyond insects as few other swallows did?

(see the answer key)

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