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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?
(a) High bush blueberries.
(b) High bush cranberries.
(c) Low vine raspberries.
(d) Wild strawberries.

2. What lightweight metal was recommended for use inside a leather axe sheath to protect it and the blade?
(a) Aluminum.
(b) Copper.
(c) Aluminum bronze.
(d) Brass.

3. The best area for partridge in the Cache Lake country was said to have been around where?
(a) Manitoupeepagee River.
(b) Faraway See Hill.
(c) Porcupine Ridge.
(d) Jumping Sand Springs.

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

5. For what purpose did Chief Tibeash fell dead trees when camping?
(a) For camp perimeter as drier dead trees cracked louder and awakened.
(b) For shelter as drier, standing dead trees repelled more moisture.
(c) For spirits as dead trees left standing brought rain and bad luck.
(d) For fires as standing dead trees were drier than timber on the ground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Hank sometimes made his own candles when he used the bark slipped from what small decayed saplings to mold them?

3. Mal de raquette was another term for what?

4. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the geologist who visited Jim after two years explain to him?

2. What views did Jim have regarding birds that migrated?

3. How did Jim take the reader through the change of seasons?

4. What were Jim's plans for his garden in April?

5. What did Jim observe about the lumberjacks?

6. What outdoor event untypical for mid-winter did Jim describe?

7. How was Chief Tibeash identified as the headman of his tribe?

8. Why was January a time of rest in nature?

9. What was the relevance of time for Jim at Cache Lake?

10. What did those in Cache Lake Country do to obtain sap in March?

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