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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. Jim always had a spell of what that generally came on without warning toward the end of an April day?
(a) "Firewood felling frenxy."
(b) `"Roof patching party."
(c) "Pet raising raucous."
(d) "Seed-catalogue fever."

2. When Indians built canoes of birch bark, they sealed the seams with a pitch made from what?
(a) 1 part grease and 10 parts spruce gum.
(b) 1 part grease and 8 parts spruce gum.
(c) 1 part grease and 6 parts spruce gum.
(d) 1 part grease and 4 parts spruce gum.

3. How was a mattress that was ordered from a catalog transported to Cache Lake?
(a) Lashed like a horseshoe over the back of a pack mule.
(b) Rolled tightly inside a pontoon plane cabin.
(c) Rolled tightly around a long pole that rested on two men's shoulders.
(d) Stretched centered and lashed atop the wings of a pontoon plane.

4. What was the easiest route to follow in the north country during the winter?
(a) The waterways.
(b) The ridge lines.
(c) The shorelines.
(d) The trails.

5. If one did not have a compass, what was suggested one could use?
(a) The clouds and rocks.
(b) The wind and sun.
(c) The wind and clouds.
(d) The sun and rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. An unpleasant smell that sometimes indicated the approach of nasty weather was the rainy, earthy odor noticed prior, especially where?

2. What was suggested as one way of getting ahead when one worked through new wood?

3. Some brilliant colors of male birds in June change to what by winter?

4. Jim like a balsam bed when he camped, but suggested one might use what?

5. It was suggested that "butterflies seem to dress to suit" what?

(see the answer key)

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