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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?
(a) Against a wind gauge at an airport.
(b) Against a wind gauge at a high school science lab.
(c) Against a car speedometer when held out the window.
(d) Against a wind gauge at a forest station.

4. What trees in the swamps sheltered the deer and moose during the winter?
(a) Cedar and black spruce.
(b) Black spruce and birch.
(c) Cedar and oak.
(d) Yellow pine and oak.

5. Why were the wolves on the move in February?
(a) Deep snow made prey easier to get.
(b) Wet snow made prey easier to track.
(c) Deep snow made prey harder to get.
(d) Dry snow made prey harder to track.

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

7. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?
(a) An inlet.
(b) A knoll.
(c) A meadow.
(d) An island.

8. Jim constructed new furniture during the rainy season in April and provided a diagram to show how he built what?
(a) A split-log table and bench.
(b) An ash bookcase.
(c) An oak and woven cane chair.
(d) A birch and pine swing seat.

9. In Chapter 5, Jim knew it would not be long after the ice broke up that what would happen?
(a) The geese would return.
(b) Beavers would begin working.
(c) The ducks would return.
(d) Lily pads would sprout.

10. What was the term used when the early morning mist that hung over the lake was referred to?
(a) "Phantom fog."
(b) "Translucent silk."
(c) "Ghosts' breath."
(d) "Spiderweb."

11. 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 semi-permanent encampment.
(d) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.

12. What were snow goggles?
(a) Cardboard or soft pinewood goggles with thin slit cuts for vision.
(b) Goggles with photogray lenses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(c) Metallic gray sunglasses treated with ultraviolet radiation.
(d) Blue wraparound glasses treated with ultraviolet radiation.

13. What was the Indian term for partridges?
(a) Chaskasee.
(b) Nimiteh.
(c) Ben-asee.
(d) Yaxkin-ben.

14. When the sap was running freely, how many gallons were obtained per day from a good tree?
(a) 2 to 3.
(b) 3 to 4.
(c) Up to 1.
(d) 1 to 2.

15. The partridges were said to make a thumping sound that escalated increasingly from a slow drumming to a strange noise similar to what?
(a) A snapping.
(b) A crackling.
(c) An applause.
(d) A rolling beat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the easiest route to follow in the north country during the winter?

2. What lightweight metal was recommended for use inside a leather axe sheath to protect it and the blade?

3. When Indians built canoes of birch bark, they sealed the seams with a pitch made from what?

4. March was the start of the transition into the spring season, one sign of which was what?

5. Jim noted many changes in the ways the Indians lived during the 30 years he had known them, except that most still did what?

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