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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. Although hard on the shoulders, how was it suggested paddles might be lashed for portaging a canoe?
(a) Centered crisscross with handle ends on opposite sides.
(b) Parallel to the sides with handle ends in same direction,
(c) Parallel to the sides with handle ends in opposite direction.
(d) Centered perpendicular to the sides with handle ends on same side.

2. After owls have gulped their food down whole and it has digested, what was the next step for bones and fur?
(a) It was spit out similar to a cat fur ball.
(b) It was spit out as paste to build nests.
(c) It was excreted in flight like other birds.
(d) It was spit out in neat, rolled pellets.

3. Jim ranked his fishing skills from best to worst in what order?
(a) Bait rod, fly-casting, troling.
(b) Fly-casting, trolling, bait rod.
(c) Trolling, bait rod, fly-casting.
(d) Trolling, fly-casting, bait rod.

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

5. March was not spring yet as Cache Lake was full of ice and there were how many feet of snow?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stars on February nights were compared with sparkling jewels of what color on a black background?

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

3. Mal de raquette was another term for what?

4. For sleeping in the open during winter, it was stated there was nothing to equal what kind of a robe?

5. When Chief Tibeash planned a trip he would go and look at the grass just before he turned in at night for what reason?

(see the answer key)

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