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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, October, Frost on Scarlet Leaves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The millions of birds that traveled faced a big problem in keeping fed, and accounts for why most stayed where relative to the front tide line?
(a) West.
(b) Ahead.
(c) Behind.
(d) East.

2. Jim and Hank ventured to the dam located where each spring to determine how the beaver had fared the previous winter?
(a) On Caterwaul Creek.
(b) On Otter Stream.
(c) On Beaver Tail Lake.
(d) To Knothole Lake.

3. An unpleasant smell that sometimes indicated the approach of nasty weather was the rainy, earthy odor noticed prior, especially where?
(a) On high, heavily wooded ridge lines.
(b) On high, open watersheds.
(c) Near marshy places or muddy ponds.
(d) Along a rocky, quickly moving rivers.

4. 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) 4 to 6.
(d) 1 to 3.

5. What trees in the swamps sheltered the deer and moose during the winter?
(a) Cedar and black spruce.
(b) Black spruce and birch.
(c) Yellow pine and oak.
(d) Cedar and oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. A harness of what type hide was made for Tripper to get him adjusted to pulling a sled by initially pulling a dead spruce piece?

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

4. How many steps were shown in how to heft a heavy pack onto one's back?

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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