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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. Where was it noted the lightning bugs did not fly so much?

2. Jim noted the distance from his cabin to Faraway See Hill, where he and Chief Tibeash looked over the fall colors annually, was what?

3. It was noted that logging was not what it was 40 years ago when, a time when what were used?

4. Three blasts on the horn made from that of a buffalo was suggested to signal what?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were recommendations about smoked cheese?

3. Why did Jim view August as among the best times to travel?

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

5. What did Jim describe about tent options?

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

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

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

9. How did Jim describe weather signs?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the bear hunt that Jim went on with Chief Tibeash and two young Indians. What was different in regard to the manner that Chief Tibeash approached the hunt? How did he view the bear and other animals? What was significant regarding the Chief's actions subsequent to killing the bear?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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