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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. What was suggested as one way of getting ahead when one worked through new wood?
(a) Hindsight.
(b) Trails.
(c) Tree marks.
(d) Binoculars.

2. What was Chief Tibeash searching for when he tested the water in a stream by periodically sticking his hand in?
(a) A spring hole.
(b) A sun sparkling pool.
(c) A cool pool.
(d) A murky stream.

3. An unpleasant smell that sometimes indicated the approach of nasty weather was the rainy, earthy odor noticed prior, especially where?
(a) Near marshy places or muddy ponds.
(b) On high, heavily wooded ridge lines.
(c) On high, open watersheds.
(d) Along a rocky, quickly moving rivers.

4. The man who tamed the moose to pull him around came into town on Saturday nights and tied up, then smoked what as people stared?
(a) Cigars.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Pipe tobacco.
(d) Cornsilk.

5. It was suggested that "butterflies seem to dress to suit" what?
(a) The temperature.
(b) The season.
(c) The amount of sun.
(d) The time of day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was it recommended to leave one's rifle outside the camp in freezing weather instead of bringing it in where it was warm?

3. What was recommended about magnetizing needles?

4. A pair of canoes were sometimes lashed together how far apart with saplings across the stern and forward thwarts?

5. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?

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