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

2. 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) Initially keep them in a pen or cage.
(c) Get them young and bring them up.
(d) Give them a lot of attention.

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

4. A cold room in the ground was built of double board walls separated by 2"x4" uprights, and the space between filled with what substance?
(a) Pine cones.
(b) Wood chips.
(c) Sawdust.
(d) Sand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. June brought with it the first of the Cree families for the summer that came by birch canoe to settle in where?

2. A harness of what type hide was made for Tripper to get him adjusted to pulling a sled by initially pulling a dead spruce piece?

3. What were the woods described as having been like in July?

4. What was Hank's view of most people when they snapped photographs?

5. What was Hank's "ice boat" constructed from that had his canoe sail rigged to it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jim observe June to have been a good family month in the woods?

2. What was it Chief Tibeash explained to Jim about the tracks of a large dog wolf revealed?

3. What was the reason Jim carried needles?

4. What was one way Chief Tibeash liked to demonstrate how good a woodsman he was to Jim?

5. How was the game of snow-snakes played?

6. Why did Jim view August as among the best times to travel?

7. What did Jim note about the two young men who visited Hank by canoe?

8. What were recommendations about smoked cheese?

9. What did Jim note about their canoes as the men's camping trip approached?

10. What were some points Jim noted about photograph blinds?

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