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

2. For sleeping in the open during winter, it was stated there was nothing to equal what kind of a robe?
(a) Rabbitskin.
(b) Deerskin.
(c) Wolfskin.
(d) Goose down.

3. What time of year was it when Jim first came upon Cache Lake?
(a) Early September.
(b) Early June.
(c) Early March.
(d) Early January.

4. What were the little wooden pipes used to tap sugar maples for sap called?
(a) Spiles.
(b) Spills.
(c) Spikes.
(d) Splits.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The man who tamed the moose to pull him around came into town on Saturday nights and tied up, then smoked what as people stared?

2. Jim constructed new furniture during the rainy season in April and provided a diagram to show how he built what?

3. How did Hank arrive at Cache Lake?

4. Jim recommended which tool as the most valuable in the woods?

5. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?

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