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

2. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?
(a) Bears.
(b) Skunks.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Wild boars.

3. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?
(a) He initially liked, but later disliked him.
(b) He strongly liked him.
(c) He strongly disliked him.
(d) He initially disliked, but later liked him.

4. Jim recalled one Thanksgiving he shared with Chief Tibeash and Hank where what was the only thing wrong?
(a) It was two weeks late.
(b) It was a week early.
(c) It was two weeks early.
(d) It was a month late.

5. What did the term "cache" mean?
(a) A magnetized piece of metal serving as a compass.
(b) A hidden storage place for provisions.
(c) A semi-permanent encampment.
(d) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?

2. For sleeping in the open during winter, it was stated there was nothing to equal what kind of a robe?

3. The man who tamed the moose to pull him around came into town on Saturday nights and tied up, then smoked what as people stared?

4. Jim described how he made a bread knife from what type of blade?

5. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?

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