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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, May, The Green Tide Flows North.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim viewed frogs to be good for what?
(a) Fish bait.
(b) Providing comfort in their croaks.
(c) Proving yummy frogs legs.
(d) Eating annoying insects.

2. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?
(a) Make a test pair from old blanket or heavy cloth.
(b) Draw your footprint outline on a large cardboard piece.
(c) Cut two tie strings approximately twelve inches long.
(d) Put your foot on the hide and cut an outline one-half inch larger.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the sap was running freely, how many gallons were obtained per day from a good tree?

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

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

4. Jim stated he one day hoped to glue together thin strips of white holly and dark wood into a block to carve a what?

5. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?

(see the answer key)

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