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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, January, Long Nights and Deep Snows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many northern lakes had author John J. "Jim" Rowlands said he had seen when he happened upon Cache Lake?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Dozens.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Millions.

2. Indians in the north country believed what had a spirit?
(a) Every mammal, bird, and fish.
(b) Every living thing.
(c) Everything.
(d) Every mammal and many trees.

3. What was suggested as one way of getting ahead when one worked through new wood?
(a) Tree marks.
(b) Trails.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) Hindsight.

4. Describe the appearance of Chief Tibeash?
(a) Tall, lean, and having tough, strong muscles.
(b) Small, lean, and having tough, strong muscles.
(c) Medium, flacid, and having infirm, aged muscles.
(d) Large, stout, and having flabby, weak muscles.

5. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?
(a) Set them on logs or stumps.
(b) Hold them too far away.
(c) To become suspicious of them.
(d) Place them on the ground.

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. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?

4. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?

5. What time of year was it when Jim first came upon Cache Lake?

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