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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. Striking two chunks of pyrite yielded sparks that could kindle a fire, and iron pyrite was commonly called what?

2. June brought with it the first of the Cree families for the summer that came by birch canoe to settle in where?

3. When he tracked a bear in light snow and saw it wandered here and there, Chief Tibeash said that indicated it had likely done what?

4. Jim related how he once capsized when he canoed about 5 days out from civilization, but he kept his matches dry how?

5. Conifers bear evergreen needles and cones, while deciduous shed leaves annually. Which 3 were called "deciduous conifer"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jim note about the two young men who visited Hank by canoe?

2. What was the reason Jim carried needles?

3. What did Jim describe about tent options?

4. How did Jim describe the first time he went alone to try his horn of birch bark to call for moose?

5. What was it Chief Tibeash explained to Jim about the tracks of a large dog wolf revealed?

6. What was it Jim noted about Hank's black and white pet?

7. Chief Tibeash would likely get angry if he was called suspicious, but what was one of his beliefs Jim observed?

8. What were the things Jim noted about July?

9. How did Jim once evade the danger of the woods on fire?

10. What did Jim have to say about fishing on the camping trip with Chief Tibeash and Hank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was a heliograph used for? What steps did Jim detail were to be taken to construct a heliograph from components on hand? In what manner was a heliograph to be utilized?

Essay Topic 2

In the first chapter, Jim explained how he stumbled onto Cache Lake after having canoed and portaged between perhaps 1,000 other sites prior. What was it that captured his attention? Why was he determined to return? Elaborate on how various circumstances resulted in his returning so quickly and building his cabin.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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