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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. Why were the wolves on the move in February?
(a) Wet snow made prey easier to track.
(b) Deep snow made prey harder to get.
(c) Deep snow made prey easier to get.
(d) Dry snow made prey harder to track.

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

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

4. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?
(a) Make a test pair from old blanket or heavy cloth.
(b) Put your foot on the hide and cut an outline one-half inch larger.
(c) Draw your footprint outline on a large cardboard piece.
(d) Cut two tie strings approximately twelve inches long.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is viewed "only in terms of useless effort for which there is nothing to show" by Indians?

2. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?

3. The remedy offered for metal that got so cold that it chipped was to heat it until it was dull red before it was plunged into what?

4. Jim's grandfather, a seafaring man, frequently related that those who ventured out without what in their boats were foolish?

5. How long was it from the time Jim initially happened upon Cache Lake until he first returned?

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