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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many different ways to construct a candle lantern from a can were diagrammed?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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?
(a) Wore moccasins year-round.
(b) Maintained respect for all things in nature.
(c) Used hand-made cutting instruments.
(d) Clung to birch bark canoes.

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

7. March was not spring yet as Cache Lake was full of ice and there were how many feet of snow?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

8. 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) Behind.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) Ahead.

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

10. Why was it recommended to leave one's rifle outside the camp in freezing weather instead of bringing it in where it was warm?
(a) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and cracks upon returning outside.
(b) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and chips upon returning outside.
(c) Quickly warmed cold metal could fire spontaneously.
(d) Quickly warmed cold metal sweats and freezes upon returning outside.

11. Indians in the north country believed what had a spirit?
(a) Every mammal and many trees.
(b) Every mammal, bird, and fish.
(c) Everything.
(d) Every living thing.

12. How did Hank arrive at Cache Lake?
(a) By canoe.
(b) By foot.
(c) By plane.
(d) By a dog sled.

13. How many northern lakes had author John J. "Jim" Rowlands said he had seen when he happened upon Cache Lake?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Millions.
(c) Dozens.
(d) Hundreds.

14. Jim and Hank ventured to the dam located where each spring to determine how the beaver had fared the previous winter?
(a) On Beaver Tail Lake.
(b) To Knothole Lake.
(c) On Otter Stream.
(d) On Caterwaul Creek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The Cache Lake country was a land of what type of terrain?

3. Why were the wolves on the move in February?

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

5. Wolves were heard at Cache Lake in February, but not as much as at what other location?

(see the answer keys)

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