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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. Great horned mother owls have nested in late February with the young beneath the mother's wings and covered in what color fuzz?
(a) Pink.
(b) Brown.
(c) Snow white.
(d) Cream.

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

3. Without a heavy pack, what was listed as the average speed one could hike on a good trail?
(a) From 2 to 2.5 miles per hour.
(b) From 3 to 3.5 miles per hour.
(c) From 1.5 to 2 miles per hour.
(d) From 2.5 to 3 miles per hour.

4. Jim's grandfather, a seafaring man, frequently related that those who ventured out without what in their boats were foolish?
(a) A flashlight.
(b) A fresh water supply.
(c) A compass.
(d) A handgun.

5. 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?
(a) Cornsilk.
(b) Pipe tobacco.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) Cigars.

Short Answer 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?

2. What birds were seen as they first flew up and struck weed tops, and then settled and fed on seeds that fell in the snow?

3. Jim recommended which tool as the most valuable in the woods?

4. What was used as a measuring wheel to construct a rough map?

5. How did Hank arrive at Cache Lake?

(see the answer key)

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