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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, February, The Stars and the Silence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 handgun.
(c) A fresh water supply.
(d) A compass.

2. What were snow goggles?
(a) Metallic gray sunglasses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(b) Cardboard or soft pinewood goggles with thin slit cuts for vision.
(c) Blue wraparound glasses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(d) Goggles with photogray lenses treated with ultraviolet radiation.

3. What time of year was it when Jim first came upon Cache Lake?
(a) Early January.
(b) Early June.
(c) Early March.
(d) Early September.

4. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?
(a) Wild strawberries.
(b) High bush blueberries.
(c) High bush cranberries.
(d) Low vine raspberries.

5. What did the term "cache" mean?
(a) A hidden storage place for provisions.
(b) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.
(c) A magnetized piece of metal serving as a compass.
(d) A semi-permanent encampment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?

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

3. What did Jim relate was the reason it had been difficult to find Chief Tibeash despite his many efforts?

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

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

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