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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. Benasee Jewan, the Indian term for September, meant what?

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

3. In September, the Indians who had arrived for the summer headed where at this time?

4. What was Hank's view of most people when they snapped photographs?

5. What was recommended about magnetizing needles?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jim have to say about fishing on the camping trip with Chief Tibeash and Hank?

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

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

4. What did Jim note about a deer mouse in his cabin he viewed as his pet?

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

6. What was noted about blisters?

7. What did Jim describe about tent options?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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