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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, October, Frost on Scarlet Leaves.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How was dynamite used to break up a log jam?
(a) It was dropped from a small plane flying over.
(b) It was thrown toward it from the shore.
(c) It was thrown from a boat that sped off.
(d) It was tied to a long pole and rammed into it.
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?
(a) Quickly warmed cold metal could fire spontaneously.
(b) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and freezes upon returning outside.
(c) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and cracks upon returning outside.
(d) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and chips upon returning outside.
3. Jim related how he once capsized when he canoed about 5 days out from civilization, but he kept his matches dry how?
(a) In a plastic container.
(b) In a sap covered matchbox.
(c) In a small watertight bottle.
(d) In a wax paper package.
4. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?
(a) It was damper.
(b) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if damp.
(c) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if dry.
(d) It was drier.
5. What type of rivets did Hank use when he made a new sheath for his hunting knife?
(a) Aircraft aluminum.
(b) Copper.
(c) Brass.
(d) Stainless steel.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did the beavers store in the mud beneath their ponds as food for the winter?
2. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?
3. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?
4. What did the term "cache" mean?
5. 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?
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