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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. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?
(a) "Bursting in the belly."
(b) "Storming in the stomach."
(c) "Misery in the innards."
(d) "Gale in the gut."

2. What was Tripper given a piece of to chew on virtually endlessly?
(a) Wood block.
(b) Moose bone.
(c) Deer bone.
(d) Deer horn.

3. How long was a side of bacon hung in the smokehouse?
(a) Several days.
(b) 12-24 hours.
(c) 6-12 hours.
(d) 1 full week.

4. What did Chief Tibeash refer to deep-water trolling using copper wire 100 yards long and a single pound sinker?
(a) "Stock fishing."
(b) "Ration fishing."
(c) "Provision fishing."
(d) "Supply fishing."

5. How was Chief Tibeash's hunting sled curved up in the front?
(a) It was wedged in-between a tree fork and tied back for pressure.
(b) It was soaked on end in about 4-6 inches of cold water.
(c) It was steamed slowly over a fire in wet cloth or moss.
(d) It was laid upside down over a log with a heavy rock on the the front..

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Jim stored all his "treasured things" in an old chest that he kept where?

3. What was Chief Tibeash searching for when he tested the water in a stream by periodically sticking his hand in?

4. For what purpose did Chief Tibeash fell dead trees when camping?

5. Fireless cookers, used in Scandinavia for a very long time, usually were insulated with straw or hay and referred to as what?

(see the answer key)

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