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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was given as the reason there was always something of interest that went on at Cache Lake?
(a) Wild animals always provided more to learn about.
(b) It was never known what Hank would do next.
(c) Tripper was a comical treat to have around.
(d) Chief Tibeash was always teaching a new skill.

2. Experienced sled dogs were said to work best when fed at what time of day?
(a) Just prior to a trip.
(b) The end.
(c) The beginning.
(d) The midday.

3. What were other terms used to refer to cedar waxwings in Cache Lake country?
(a) Cedar or cherry birds.
(b) Redwing or redbreast birds.
(c) Redbreast or cedar birds.
(d) Cherry or redwing birds.

4. It was noted that tree swallows ate what else beyond insects as few other swallows did?
(a) Minnows.
(b) Tadpoles.
(c) Berries.
(d) Nuts.

5. Some brilliant colors of male birds in June change to what by winter?
(a) They remain the same once they are fully grown.
(b) They become even more intense in splendor.
(c) They do not even appear like the same bird.
(d) They diminish somewhat in their colors.

6. It took both patience and time to tame a wild animal, so what was suggested?
(a) Use food to get them accustomed to you.
(b) Give them a lot of attention.
(c) Initially keep them in a pen or cage.
(d) Get them young and bring them up.

7. In September, the Indians who had arrived for the summer headed where at this time?
(a) East for coastal waters.
(b) South for warmer weather.
(c) North for trapping grounds.
(d) West for caves.

8. Jim tried to do what if a thunderstorm came up when he was on the lake in his canoe?
(a) Remain on the lake, lay in his canoe, and bail when it passed.
(b) Head for shore, pull into heavy cover, and get under it.
(c) Head for shore, pull into an open clearing, and stay close to the ground.
(d) Head for the center of the lake, balance himself and cover up.

9. What did the beavers store in the mud beneath their ponds as food for the winter?
(a) Fallen, young pine cones..
(b) Old, sweet woods.
(c) Young, sweet woods.
(d) Full-grown, dry marsh grasses.

10. Chief Tibeash said the herring gulls in their region were apt to do what when a storm approached?
(a) Stay out of the water.
(b) Stay in the trees.
(c) Dive for fish from the air.
(d) Stay on the water or rocks.

11. Whose idea was it to construct a "scrap-pile radio" from odds and ends found around a north woods camp that was diagrammed?
(a) Chief Tibeash.
(b) Hank.
(c) Jim.
(d) Mr. Beedee.

12. Gabby was what type of bird that remained through the winter instead of flying south?
(a) A goose.
(b) A barn owl.
(c) A moosebird.
(d) A mockingbird.

13. Snowshoe rabbits were very alert for owls, foxes, and weasels, but sometimes a sound similar to what marked a rabbit's end?
(a) The scream of a hurt child.
(b) The squeal of a hurt squirrel.
(c) The howl of a small hurt dog.
(d) The cry of a hurt chicken.

14. Why was August identified as the most favorable time for traveling in the north woods?
(a) It was the harvest season with cool days and nights.
(b) The weather tended to be comfortable with cooling days.
(c) Black flies, mosquitoes, and midges were nearly gone.
(d) Days and nights were warm and usually settled.

15. Jim noted that Chief Tibeash eyed everything when on the trail and walked as quietly as what animal?
(a) A lynx.
(b) An ostrich.
(c) An deer.
(d) A coyote.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim saw what animals as they escaped not far ahead of a forest fire as it approached a lake he had sought for refuge?

2. How much flour was recommended could be substituted per each loaf of bread taken for a week's venture?

3. A fire piston, which worked on the principle that air got extremely hot when compressed, might reach over how many degrees Fahrenheit?

4. It was suggested that "butterflies seem to dress to suit" what?

5. It was noted that logging was not what it was 40 years ago when, a time when what were used?

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