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

2. What was suggested as the first step to dry moccasins?
(a) Scrape out the moisture.
(b) Rub them with moose fat.
(c) Place them near the stove.
(d) Stuff them with bent birch twigs.

3. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?
(a) Place them on the ground.
(b) Hold them too far away.
(c) To become suspicious of them.
(d) Set them on logs or stumps.

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

5. What was Tripper given a piece of to chew on virtually endlessly?
(a) Deer bone.
(b) Deer horn.
(c) Moose bone.
(d) Wood block.

Short Answer Questions

1. March was the start of the transition into the spring season, one sign of which was what?

2. What was used as a measuring wheel to construct a rough map?

3. Hank sometimes made his own candles when he used the bark slipped from what small decayed saplings to mold them?

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

5. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?

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