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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Indian term for partridges?

2. What was related to have been some of the fun when ice fishing?

3. The millions of birds that traveled faced a big problem in keeping fed, and accounts for why most stayed where relative to the front tide line?

4. The stars on February nights were compared with sparkling jewels of what color on a black background?

5. Jim's memories of his grandmother having read to him as a youngster from "Swiss Family Robinson" were always stirred by what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jim discover Cache Lake?

2. What did Jim recall when he made one visit to Hank's in January?

3. What happened after Chief Tibeash told Jim about an Indian who owned some husky pups?

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

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

6. What took place as the weather began to get warmer in March?

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

8. What observations did Jim provide in regard to camping outdoors in cold weather?

9. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?

10. What was it Jim advised everyone to avoid getting lost?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how Jim raised Tripper. What was his purpose in obtaining this dog? What steps did he go through in raising Tripper for that function? How did Jim accomplish his goal given that Old Wolf was still on hand?

Essay Topic 2

Jim preferred a birch bark canoe to a manufactured version. How was he able to make such a canoe? What techniques were necessary to repair and maintain a canoe constructed of birch bark? How was a canoe made from birch bark used in a different manner than a manufactured version?

Essay Topic 3

Jim compared a couple of hammocks. Identify the components to be used and the steps to be followed in the construction of a barrel-stave hammock. How did he compare it with a Brazilian version a friend gave him?

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