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

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

3. 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?
(a) Carried a map and compass to find his way out.
(b) Frequently looked behind himself upon his return.
(c) Followed a creek downstream to a lake and found his way.
(d) Located a landmark on a hill behind himself.

4. Wolves were heard at Cache Lake in February, but not as much as at what other location?
(a) Knothole Lake.
(b) Thunder Lake.
(c) Shining Tree Lake.
(d) Snow Goose Lake.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the easiest route to follow in the north country during the winter?

3. How was Chief Tibeash's hunting sled curved up in the front?

4. What was described as a good way to store fish in the winter?

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

(see the answer key)

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