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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. Experienced sled dogs were said to work best when fed at what time of day?

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

3. An unpleasant smell that sometimes indicated the approach of nasty weather was the rainy, earthy odor noticed prior, especially where?

4. Some brilliant colors of male birds in June change to what by winter?

5. A pair of canoes were sometimes lashed together how far apart with saplings across the stern and forward thwarts?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Jim observe June to have been a good family month in the woods?

2. How did Jim describe weather signs?

3. How did the Indians construct their stilts?

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

5. What were the things Jim noted about July?

6. What were some points Jim noted about photograph blinds?

7. What were recommendations about smoked cheese?

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

9. What was noted about blisters?

10. What did Jim stipulate was needed in the way of provisions during a camping trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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