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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 compass.
(b) A flashlight.
(c) A fresh water supply.
(d) A handgun.

2. What was the term used when the early morning mist that hung over the lake was referred to?
(a) "Phantom fog."
(b) "Spiderweb."
(c) "Translucent silk."
(d) "Ghosts' breath."

3. The Indian paddle stroke Chief Tibeash used was short, began at the waist, and ended with a thrust from what point?
(a) The wrists.
(b) The cross arm.
(c) The biceps.
(d) The shoulders.

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

5. Mal de raquette was another term for what?
(a) Snowshoe lameness.
(b) Frostbite of the foot.
(c) Snow ski pain.
(d) Sprained ankle.

Short Answer Questions

1. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?

2. Indians in the north country believed what had a spirit?

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

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

5. Jim recalled one Thanksgiving he shared with Chief Tibeash and Hank where what was the only thing wrong?

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