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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 noted he always took along what item on long canoe trips?

2. Chief Tibeash said the herring gulls in their region were apt to do what when a storm approached?

3. Snowshoe rabbits were very alert for owls, foxes, and weasels, but sometimes a sound similar to what marked a rabbit's end?

4. What toys did Chief Tibeash and his brothers whittle as boys for use in the winter on the lakes?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the reason Jim carried needles?

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

3. How did the Indians construct their stilts?

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

5. What did Jim describe about tent options?

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

7. What were the things Jim noted about July?

8. What was noted about blisters?

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

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

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 3

Why was it that Jim found April to be an ideal month to cast animal tracks? What was it he used the casts for? What steps did he follow and materials did he utilize to successfully cast these tracks?

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