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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 memories of his grandmother having read to him as a youngster from "Swiss Family Robinson" were always stirred by what?
(a) The breeze when it stirred the trees.
(b) The rain when it dropped on his tin roof.
(c) The creaking of his chair when he rocked in it.
(d) His whistling kettle when he boiled water.

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

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

4. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?
(a) Skunks.
(b) Bears.
(c) Wild boars.
(d) Wolves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Cache Lake country was a land of what type of terrain?

2. The stars on February nights were compared with sparkling jewels of what color on a black background?

3. Describe the appearance of Chief Tibeash?

4. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?

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

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