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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. If one did not have a compass, what was suggested one could use?

2. It took how many gallons of sap from a maple to yield a good pound of sugar?

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

4. What lightweight metal was recommended for use inside a leather axe sheath to protect it and the blade?

5. Jim described how he made a bread knife from what type of blade?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What story did Jim relate about a lumberjack he identified as Sam?

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

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

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

6. How did Jim view the stars he saw at night?

7. What did Jim observe about Chief Tibeash's patience?

8. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?

9. How did Jim discover Cache Lake?

10. What did snowshoe lameness result from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim's' lake had no name when he initially arrived, but he eventually bestowed the name Cache Lake upon it after having given it much thought. What were the reasons he selected that name?

Essay Topic 2

John J. "Jim" Rowlands noted in the Foreword to the Wilderness Edition of his book: "Many readers of Cache Lake Country have told me that its simple philosophy--our way of thinking to get the best out of life--has been helpful in easing the tensions of the hard fast pace of modern civilization." Identify and expound on various examples where this technique was employed by the author.

Essay Topic 3

Jim went into a fairly lengthy discussion concerning dewdrops. Explain his views of what dew was. How did he suggest one experimented to show how dew formed? What were different locations he suggested one looked closely at dewdrops and the reasons why?

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