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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Jim described how he made a bread knife from what type of blade?
(a) A bucksaw.
(b) A hacksaw.
(c) A bandsaw.
(d) A coping saw.

3. Jim noted that he generally cached his small canoe where?
(a) On Cache Lake.
(b) On Snow Goose Lake.
(c) On Beaver Tail Lake.
(d) On Shining Tree Lake.

4. Describe the appearance of Chief Tibeash?
(a) Large, stout, and having flabby, weak muscles.
(b) Tall, lean, and having tough, strong muscles.
(c) Small, lean, and having tough, strong muscles.
(d) Medium, flacid, and having infirm, aged muscles.

5. Jim enjoyed a feeling of danger in which seasonal air?
(a) Cool spring.
(b) Cold autumn.
(c) Deep winter.
(d) Hot summer.

6. How was dynamite used to break up a log jam?
(a) It was tied to a long pole and rammed into it.
(b) It was thrown from a boat that sped off.
(c) It was dropped from a small plane flying over.
(d) It was thrown toward it from the shore.

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

8. The Indians in the north country referred to January as Kushapawasticanum o Pesim which meant what?
(a) The Moon of Great Cold.
(b) The Lake of No Canoe.
(c) The Sky of Many Stars.
(d) The Time of Sleeping Bear.

9. Hank sometimes made his own candles when he used the bark slipped from what small decayed saplings to mold them?
(a) Birch.
(b) Fir.
(c) Ash.
(d) Maple.

10. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?
(a) He strongly disliked him.
(b) He initially disliked, but later liked him.
(c) He strongly liked him.
(d) He initially liked, but later disliked him.

11. 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 laid upside down over a log with a heavy rock on the the front..
(c) It was soaked on end in about 4-6 inches of cold water.
(d) It was steamed slowly over a fire in wet cloth or moss.

12. How long was it from the time Jim initially happened upon Cache Lake until he first returned?
(a) Several years.
(b) A year.
(c) A month.
(d) A week.

13. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?
(a) Learn from those before you and simply apply the lessons.
(b) Observing things closely and watching the sun.
(c) Common sense and observing everything closely.
(d) Always bring a compass and extra food.

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

15. For what purpose did Chief Tibeash fell dead trees when camping?
(a) For camp perimeter as drier dead trees cracked louder and awakened.
(b) For spirits as dead trees left standing brought rain and bad luck.
(c) For fires as standing dead trees were drier than timber on the ground.
(d) For shelter as drier, standing dead trees repelled more moisture.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?

3. Without a heavy pack, what was listed as the average speed one could hike on a good trail?

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

5. Jim recommended which tool as the most valuable in the woods?

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