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

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

3. What mythological figure was January named after that had two faces so he could look ahead and behind simultaneously?
(a) Janus.
(b) Janes.
(c) Junos.
(d) Julian.

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

5. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?
(a) An island.
(b) A meadow.
(c) An inlet.
(d) A knoll.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?

3. The Indian paddle stroke Chief Tibeash used was short, began at the waist, and ended with a thrust from what point?

4. Jim enjoyed a feeling of danger in which seasonal air?

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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