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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. 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 cool pool.
(c) A sun sparkling pool.
(d) A spring hole.

2. Chief Tibeash dried fish in the sun, removed the gills and eyes, then wrapped them well separated in dry moss to keep them for how long?
(a) For the following morning.
(b) Later that night.
(c) 1-2 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. 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) Mongolia.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) South Africa.
(d) Tibet.

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

5. What were the woods described as having been like in July?
(a) Wet, hot, and quiet.
(b) Dry, hot, and noisy.
(c) Dry, hot, and quiet.
(d) Dry, cool, and quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was August identified as the most favorable time for traveling in the north woods?

2. Jim noted that Chief Tibeash eyed everything when on the trail and walked as quietly as what animal?

3. Rice was considered an essential ration for what reason?

4. When Chief Tibeash planned a trip he would go and look at the grass just before he turned in at night for what reason?

5. Jim, Chief Tibeash, and Hank made their summer trip by canoe to Lake Waweashkashing, which meant what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jim describe the first time he went alone to try his horn of birch bark to call for moose?

2. Chief Tibeash would likely get angry if he was called suspicious, but what was one of his beliefs Jim observed?

3. How did Jim once evade the danger of the woods on fire?

4. What did Jim describe about tent options?

5. What was noted about blisters?

6. What was the reason Jim carried needles?

7. What did Jim stipulate was needed in the way of provisions during a camping trip?

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

9. What did Jim have to say about fishing on the camping trip with Chief Tibeash and Hank?

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

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