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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. Jim noted that he generally cached his small canoe where?

2. What was suggested as the first step to dry moccasins?

3. The man who tamed the moose to pull him around came into town on Saturday nights and tied up, then smoked what as people stared?

4. Why did the cold in the north country not feel as uncomfortable as that further south if the right clothes were worn?

5. What birds were seen as they first flew up and struck weed tops, and then settled and fed on seeds that fell in the snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was noted about March regarding animals?

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

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

4. What happened to the ice in Cache Lake when April arrived?

5. What did Jim observe about the lumberjacks?

6. What did snowshoe lameness result from?

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

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

9. What did Jim begin to think about in February?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Living in the outdoors, Jim relied heavily on being prepared. What techniques did he follow for being ready to camp in the winter? What equipment did he bring with him? What was he able to obtain at his campsite? What skills made it comfortable and safe to camp in winter snow and cold?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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