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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. June brought with it the first of the Cree families for the summer that came by birch canoe to settle in where?
(a) Cache Lake.
(b) Beaver Tail Lake.
(c) Shining Tree Lake.
(d) Snow Goose Lake.

2. When he tracked a bear in light snow and saw it wandered here and there, Chief Tibeash said that indicated it had likely done what?
(a) Sought a hibernation spot.
(b) Explored for food.
(c) Looked for a missing cub.
(d) Ferreted out a mate.

3. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?
(a) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if damp.
(b) It was drier.
(c) It was damper.
(d) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if dry.

4. What was the Indian term for partridges?
(a) Yaxkin-ben.
(b) Nimiteh.
(c) Chaskasee.
(d) Ben-asee.

5. Jim noted that Chief Tibeash eyed everything when on the trail and walked as quietly as what animal?
(a) A coyote.
(b) An deer.
(c) An ostrich.
(d) A lynx.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many northern lakes had author John J. "Jim" Rowlands said he had seen when he happened upon Cache Lake?

2. What was Chief Tibeash searching for when he tested the water in a stream by periodically sticking his hand in?

3. What mythological figure was January named after that had two faces so he could look ahead and behind simultaneously?

4. What was recommended about magnetizing needles?

5. Instead of the usual runners constructed of split ash, two old skis made of what wood were used for Tripper's sled?

(see the answer key)

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