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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. For what purpose did Chief Tibeash fell dead trees when camping?

2. Beyond wire springs, a diagram of one way a leather camp bellows could be made indicated what might be used to keep them expanded?

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

4. What board that was free of knots and had a straight grain was said to have been the right stock to make a light paddle from?

5. In April, in the marshy area near the spring, the initial purple and green hoods of what plant would show?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jim discover Cache Lake?

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

3. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was noted about March regarding animals?

10. What fundamental information did Jim relate about wolves?

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

What components did Jim construct a bread knife from? What alternative elements could be substituted? Discuss the steps to be followed in making it.

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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