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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. Mal de raquette was another term for what?

2. Jim stated he one day hoped to glue together thin strips of white holly and dark wood into a block to carve a what?

3. What was served at the January picnic under the big spruce?

4. What is viewed "only in terms of useless effort for which there is nothing to show" by Indians?

5. What was used as a measuring wheel to construct a rough map?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Jim discover Cache Lake?

4. What did snowshoe lameness result from?

5. What did Jim and Chief Tibeash agree upon regarding food?

6. What was it Jim observed about him and his comrades as they made their way in the March snow around Cache Lake?

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

8. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?

9. What fundamental information did Jim relate about wolves?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim devoted a considerable portion of the book to weather. What was Chief Tibeash's guideline on how the weather was to be monitored? Elaborate on how he explained this. What were a variety of signs Jim stipulated were indicative of different types of weather? What precautions were advised given potential weather conditions?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why did Jim view patience as a necessary capacity required to live together with the Indians? How did they view time? How were they capable of acting with astonishing speed without rushing around?

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