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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, Chief Tibeash, and Hank made their summer trip by canoe to Lake Waweashkashing, which meant what?

2. What did Chief Tibeash refer to deep-water trolling using copper wire 100 yards long and a single pound sinker?

3. Although hard on the shoulders, how was it suggested paddles might be lashed for portaging a canoe?

4. Jim built a pot that made a little fuel go far like one he read about used in what country where a handful of grass cooked a whole pot of stew?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jim note about their canoes as the men's camping trip approached?

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

3. What was the reason Jim carried needles?

4. What were recommendations about smoked cheese?

5. How did Jim describe weather signs?

6. What were the things Jim noted about July?

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

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

9. How did the Indians construct their stilts?

10. What was one way Chief Tibeash liked to demonstrate how good a woodsman he was to Jim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim was proud of making do with what he had at hand, and he frequently constructed things himself. Consider how his book reflected this. What were various examples of when and how he employed this style?

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

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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