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

2. How was Chief Tibeash's hunting sled curved up in the front?
(a) It was soaked on end in about 4-6 inches of cold water.
(b) It was laid upside down over a log with a heavy rock on the the front..
(c) It was steamed slowly over a fire in wet cloth or moss.
(d) It was wedged in-between a tree fork and tied back for pressure.

3. For what purpose did Chief Tibeash fell dead trees when camping?
(a) For camp perimeter as drier dead trees cracked louder and awakened.
(b) For shelter as drier, standing dead trees repelled more moisture.
(c) For spirits as dead trees left standing brought rain and bad luck.
(d) For fires as standing dead trees were drier than timber on the ground.

4. Jim enjoyed a feeling of danger in which seasonal air?
(a) Hot summer.
(b) Cool spring.
(c) Cold autumn.
(d) Deep winter.

5. Why was it recommended to leave one's rifle outside the camp in freezing weather instead of bringing it in where it was warm?
(a) Quickly warmed cold metal could fire spontaneously.
(b) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and chips upon returning outside.
(c) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and cracks upon returning outside.
(d) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and freezes upon returning outside.

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

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

4. Why were the wolves on the move in February?

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

(see the answer key)

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