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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, August, Harvest of the Wilderness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chief Tibeash dried fish in the sun, removed the gills and eyes, then wrapped them well separated in dry moss to keep them for how long?
(a) Later that night.
(b) 1-2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) For the following morning.

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

3. The best area for partridge in the Cache Lake country was said to have been around where?
(a) Faraway See Hill.
(b) Manitoupeepagee River.
(c) Jumping Sand Springs.
(d) Porcupine Ridge.

4. The partridges were said to make a thumping sound that escalated increasingly from a slow drumming to a strange noise similar to what?
(a) A snapping.
(b) A rolling beat.
(c) An applause.
(d) A crackling.

5. What did the term "cache" mean?
(a) A semi-permanent encampment.
(b) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.
(c) A hidden storage place for provisions.
(d) A magnetized piece of metal serving as a compass.

Short Answer Questions

1. It was noted that when one worked hard in the woods, it brought with it a natural craving for what taste preference?

2. Where was it noted the lightning bugs did not fly so much?

3. What birds were seen as they first flew up and struck weed tops, and then settled and fed on seeds that fell in the snow?

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

5. What was suggested as the first step to dry moccasins?

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