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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. Without a heavy pack, what was listed as the average speed one could hike on a good trail?
(a) From 2 to 2.5 miles per hour.
(b) From 2.5 to 3 miles per hour.
(c) From 3 to 3.5 miles per hour.
(d) From 1.5 to 2 miles per hour.

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) Paw tracks.
(c) Cubs.
(d) Hunters.

3. What mythological figure was January named after that had two faces so he could look ahead and behind simultaneously?
(a) Julian.
(b) Janus.
(c) Junos.
(d) Janes.

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

5. What was used as a measuring wheel to construct a rough map?
(a) A wheel barrow minus the tub and rear support legs.
(b) A buggy wheel set between a sapling's forks.
(c) A front wheel and fork of an adult bicycle.
(d) A barrel hoop set between a sapling's forks.

Short Answer Questions

1. The remedy offered for metal that got so cold that it chipped was to heat it until it was dull red before it was plunged into what?

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

3. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?

4. Beyond wire springs, a diagram of one way a leather camp bellows could be made indicated what might be used to keep them expanded?

5. In Chapter 5, Jim knew it would not be long after the ice broke up that what would happen?

(see the answer key)

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