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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 served at the January picnic under the big spruce?

2. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?

3. The Indians in the north country referred to January as Kushapawasticanum o Pesim which meant what?

4. What mythological figure was January named after that had two faces so he could look ahead and behind simultaneously?

5. Describe the appearance of Chief Tibeash?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Jim discuss related to the canoe trip he and his comrades planned?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What was Jim reminded of when May arrived?

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

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

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

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

How did Jim elaborate on the clear skies of a northern February night? What did he relate about the moonlight of that month? What were the traditional patterns the stars formed that he discussed? What did he convey about the Indian patterns he liked better?

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