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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Spring was a good time for casting animal tracks as the wet ground made nice prints, especially when found where?
(a) In clay.
(b) In sand.
(c) In mud.
(d) In loose soil.

2. Great horned mother owls have nested in late February with the young beneath the mother's wings and covered in what color fuzz?
(a) Snow white.
(b) Pink.
(c) Cream.
(d) Brown.

3. What type of rivets did Hank use when he made a new sheath for his hunting knife?
(a) Stainless steel.
(b) Brass.
(c) Copper.
(d) Aircraft aluminum.

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

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

6. Jim always had a spell of what that generally came on without warning toward the end of an April day?
(a) "Seed-catalogue fever."
(b) "Firewood felling frenxy."
(c) `"Roof patching party."
(d) "Pet raising raucous."

7. What was served at the January picnic under the big spruce?
(a) Venison steaks, onion rings, potatoes, and biscuits.
(b) Broiled fish, green beans, dumplings, and pie.
(c) Bear steaks, squash, sweet potatoes, and rolls.
(d) Turkey, carrots, salad, and cornbread.

8. It took how many gallons of sap from a maple to yield a good pound of sugar?
(a) 2 to 4.
(b) 3 to 5.
(c) 1 to 3.
(d) 4 to 6.

9. 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.

10. Wolves were heard at Cache Lake in February, but not as much as at what other location?
(a) Knothole Lake.
(b) Shining Tree Lake.
(c) Snow Goose Lake.
(d) Thunder Lake.

11. Jim noted many changes in the ways the Indians lived during the 30 years he had known them, except that most still did what?
(a) Wore moccasins year-round.
(b) Clung to birch bark canoes.
(c) Maintained respect for all things in nature.
(d) Used hand-made cutting instruments.

12. The millions of birds that traveled faced a big problem in keeping fed, and accounts for why most stayed where relative to the front tide line?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) Ahead.
(d) Behind.

13. 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 rolling beat.
(b) A crackling.
(c) An applause.
(d) A snapping.

14. Jim recalled one Thanksgiving he shared with Chief Tibeash and Hank where what was the only thing wrong?
(a) It was a week early.
(b) It was a month late.
(c) It was two weeks late.
(d) It was two weeks early.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is viewed "only in terms of useless effort for which there is nothing to show" by Indians?

2. Jim, who favored what particular bird types, together with Hank made specific styles of houses to attract those they liked?

3. Beyond wire springs, a diagram of one way a leather camp bellows could be made indicated what might be used to keep them expanded?

4. The stars on February nights were compared with sparkling jewels of what color on a black background?

5. What mythological figure was January named after that had two faces so he could look ahead and behind simultaneously?

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