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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. Jim, Chief Tibeash, and Hank made their summer trip by canoe to Lake Waweashkashing, which meant what?
(a) "A grassy place in the water."
(b) "Mirror of the sky above."
(c) "Peace beneath the falls."
(d) "A sandy shore all around."

2. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?
(a) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if damp.
(b) It was damper.
(c) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if dry.
(d) It was drier.

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. Jim and Hank ventured to the dam located where each spring to determine how the beaver had fared the previous winter?
(a) On Caterwaul Creek.
(b) On Beaver Tail Lake.
(c) On Otter Stream.
(d) To Knothole Lake.

5. Jim recalled one Thanksgiving he shared with Chief Tibeash and Hank where what was the only thing wrong?
(a) It was a week early.
(b) It was two weeks early.
(c) It was a month late.
(d) It was two weeks late.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much flour was recommended could be substituted per each loaf of bread taken for a week's venture?

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

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

4. In April, in the marshy area near the spring, the initial purple and green hoods of what plant would show?

5. Why were the wolves on the move in February?

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