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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. It was noted that when one worked hard in the woods, it brought with it a natural craving for what taste preference?
(a) Sour.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Salt.

2. Jim ranked his fishing skills from best to worst in what order?
(a) Bait rod, fly-casting, troling.
(b) Trolling, bait rod, fly-casting.
(c) Trolling, fly-casting, bait rod.
(d) Fly-casting, trolling, bait rod.

3. What did Hank once make a model of?
(a) A birch canoe.
(b) An Indian tepee.
(c) A logging camp.
(d) His cabin and trees.

4. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?
(a) To become suspicious of them.
(b) Set them on logs or stumps.
(c) Hold them too far away.
(d) Place them on the ground.

5. What were the woods described as having been like in July?
(a) Dry, hot, and noisy.
(b) Wet, hot, and quiet.
(c) Dry, cool, and quiet.
(d) Dry, hot, and quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was suggested as the first step to dry moccasins?

2. How many northern lakes had author John J. "Jim" Rowlands said he had seen when he happened upon Cache Lake?

3. Jim noted he always took along what item on long canoe trips?

4. Instructions how to construct a signaling device that reflected sunlight by flashes with a movable mirror was described. What was it called?

5. What was recommended as the first step in making one's initial pair of moccasins from moose hide?

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