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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?
(a) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if dry.
(b) It was drier.
(c) Below freezing the discomfort held steady if damp.
(d) It was damper.

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

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

4. What board that was free of knots and had a straight grain was said to have been the right stock to make a light paddle from?
(a) Spruce.
(b) Ash.
(c) Oak.
(d) Elm.

5. What birds were seen as they first flew up and struck weed tops, and then settled and fed on seeds that fell in the snow?
(a) Snow geese.
(b) Snow buntings.
(c) Snow owls.
(d) Snowbirds.

6. Beyond wire springs, a diagram of one way a leather camp bellows could be made indicated what might be used to keep them expanded?
(a) Oak.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Elm.
(d) Willow.

7. 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 toward it from the shore.
(c) It was thrown from a boat that sped off.
(d) It was dropped from a small plane flying over.

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

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

10. In April, in the marshy area near the spring, the initial purple and green hoods of what plant would show?
(a) Skunk cabbages.
(b) Lettuces.
(c) Rhubarbs.
(d) Watermelons.

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

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

13. Jim named his new husky pup Tripper for what reasons?
(a) As a pup he tripped about, and tripped anyone near him.
(b) As a pup he tripped his owner, and later would take many canoe trips.
(c) As a pup he tripped his owner, and later would take many sled trips.
(d) As a pup he tripped about, and later would take many sled trips.

14. Jim made bait rods for fishing from what in February?
(a) Old fencing foils.
(b) Old rifle cleaning rods.
(c) Collapsible automobile radio antenas.
(d) Spruce pine sapplings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?

2. Jim enjoyed a feeling of danger in which seasonal air?

3. What was viewed as the biggest mistake individuals could make regarding their compasses?

4. Jim's grandfather, a seafaring man, frequently related that those who ventured out without what in their boats were foolish?

5. Jim's memories of his grandmother having read to him as a youngster from "Swiss Family Robinson" were always stirred by what?

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