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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, April, Thundering Ice and Black Water.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim constructed new furniture during the rainy season in April and provided a diagram to show how he built what?
(a) An ash bookcase.
(b) A split-log table and bench.
(c) An oak and woven cane chair.
(d) A birch and pine swing seat.

2. Cree Indians viewed the Big Dipper (part of Ursa Major) as the Great Bear constellation, and the three stars in the handle as what?
(a) Beehives.
(b) Cubs.
(c) Paw tracks.
(d) Hunters.

3. What type of rivets did Hank use when he made a new sheath for his hunting knife?
(a) Aircraft aluminum.
(b) Brass.
(c) Copper.
(d) Stainless steel.

4. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?
(a) "Storming in the stomach."
(b) "Misery in the innards."
(c) "Gale in the gut."
(d) "Bursting in the belly."

5. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?
(a) It was drier.
(b) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if damp.
(c) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if dry.
(d) It was damper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim wrote about a young man that once blazed a trail on the side he came from, and might have been lost on his return if he had not done what?

2. What were the little wooden pipes used to tap sugar maples for sap called?

3. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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