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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 recommended about magnetizing needles?

2. How many steps were diagrammed as the procedure for a single individual to shoulder a canoe?

3. Teams often left their logging camps around what time, with only the cook and his crew remaining?

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

5. The diagram of the trail cooking outfit showed a metal plate, bowl, cup, and pails made from what metal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Indians construct their stilts?

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

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

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

5. What did Jim describe about tent options?

6. What did Indians that left their summer lake sites generally take back with them to northern trapping grounds?

7. How was the game of snow-snakes played?

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

9. How did Jim stipulate he went when he traveled?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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