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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, March, Strong Winds in the Sugar Bush.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?
(a) "Gale in the gut."
(b) "Misery in the innards."
(c) "Storming in the stomach."
(d) "Bursting in the belly."

2. It took how many gallons of sap from a maple to yield a good pound of sugar?
(a) 2 to 4.
(b) 3 to 5.
(c) 1 to 3.
(d) 4 to 6.

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

4. Jim recommended which tool as the most valuable in the woods?
(a) Your gun.
(b) Your compass.
(c) Your knife.
(d) Your axe.

5. What was served at the January picnic under the big spruce?
(a) Bear steaks, squash, sweet potatoes, and rolls.
(b) Venison steaks, onion rings, potatoes, and biscuits.
(c) Broiled fish, green beans, dumplings, and pie.
(d) Turkey, carrots, salad, and cornbread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim enjoyed a feeling of danger in which seasonal air?

2. Jim wrote about a young man that once blazed a trail on the side he came from, and might have been lost on his return if he had not done what?

3. Jim's memories of his grandmother having read to him as a youngster from "Swiss Family Robinson" were always stirred by what?

4. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?

5. What was suggested as one way of getting ahead when one worked through new wood?

(see the answer key)

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