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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, December, Blizzards and Wailing Winds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of year was it when Jim first came upon Cache Lake?
(a) Early September.
(b) Early March.
(c) Early June.
(d) Early January.

2. What did the term "cache" mean?
(a) A hidden storage place for provisions.
(b) A magnetized piece of metal serving as a compass.
(c) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.
(d) A semi-permanent encampment.

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

4. What was described as a good way to store fish in the winter?
(a) Pickled in vinegar.
(b) Dried and smoked.
(c) Frozen in the ice.
(d) Wrapped in leaves and bark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?

2. What did the beavers store in the mud beneath their ponds as food for the winter?

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

4. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?

5. Jim always had a spell of what that generally came on without warning toward the end of an April day?

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