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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Chief Tibeash searching for when he tested the water in a stream by periodically sticking his hand in?
(a) A murky stream.
(b) A sun sparkling pool.
(c) A cool pool.
(d) A spring hole.

2. Tiger, black, and spicebush swallowtails were three types of what depicted in the chapter covering July?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Birds.
(c) Caterpillars.
(d) Butterflies.

3. It was noted that logging was not what it was 40 years ago when, a time when what were used?
(a) Mules.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Chainsaws.
(d) Big horses.

4. Jim built a pot that made a little fuel go far like one he read about used in what country where a handful of grass cooked a whole pot of stew?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Mongolia.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Tibet.

5. How long was a side of bacon hung in the smokehouse?
(a) 1 full week.
(b) 12-24 hours.
(c) Several days.
(d) 6-12 hours.

6. November included many gray days with heavy rolling clouds that reminded Chief Tibeash of what animals?
(a) Large flocks of gray geese.
(b) Big hunting wolf packs.
(c) Giant schools of Great Lakes fish.
(d) Great migrating caribou herds.

7. Although hard on the shoulders, how was it suggested paddles might be lashed for portaging a canoe?
(a) Centered perpendicular to the sides with handle ends on same side.
(b) Parallel to the sides with handle ends in opposite direction.
(c) Centered crisscross with handle ends on opposite sides.
(d) Parallel to the sides with handle ends in same direction,

8. The kerf of a tree was a reference to what?
(a) The first notch cut on the side it will fall.
(b) The first notch cut opposite of its lean.
(c) The second notch cut on the side it will fall.
(d) The second notch cut opposite of its lean.

9. Pictures of what animals were noted to be about the most difficult to get?
(a) Owls.
(b) Jumping fish.
(c) Hummingbirds.
(d) Toads.

10. Jim noted he always took along what item on long canoe trips?
(a) A leeboard to reduce drift to the leeward side.
(b) A square of oiled balloon cloth for a sail.
(c) A tin of pine sap and tar for repairing holes.
(d) Several extra paddles of different lengths.

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

12. The company's plane made its last flight in November until the lake ice was solid and it could land with what equipment?
(a) Wheels on snow-cushioned lake ice.
(b) Skis on snow-cushioned lake ice.
(c) Skis on snow-cleared lake ice.
(d) Wheels on snow-cleared lake ice.

13. What did Chief Tibeash refer to deep-water trolling using copper wire 100 yards long and a single pound sinker?
(a) "Stock fishing."
(b) "Provision fishing."
(c) "Supply fishing."
(d) "Ration fishing."

14. What was Hank's view of most people when they snapped photographs?
(a) They did not keep sunlight behind them.
(b) They took too few.
(c) They were not close enough.
(d) They were too close.

15. Jim saw what animals as they escaped not far ahead of a forest fire as it approached a lake he had sought for refuge?
(a) Hundreds of rabbits, deer, porcupines, and two bear.
(b) Hundreds of rabbits, deer, snakes, and several bear.
(c) Dozens of rabbits, deer, skunks, and several bear.
(d) A few rabbits, deer, porcupines, a moose and two bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. An unpleasant smell that sometimes indicated the approach of nasty weather was the rainy, earthy odor noticed prior, especially where?

2. Conifers bear evergreen needles and cones, while deciduous shed leaves annually. Which 3 were called "deciduous conifer"?

3. What was the main rule in a form of football that Indians played with a wood chip initially buried in an area between 2 goal sticks at each end?

4. What did Hank once make a model of?

5. How many steps were diagrammed as the procedure for a single individual to shoulder a canoe?

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