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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Chilikadrotna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In June, how fast do the ice chunks move on the lake?
(a) One hundred feet a minute.
(b) Twelve feet a minute.
(c) Two feet every 30 seconds.
(d) Fifty feet a minute.

2. How wide were the rafts made by the Indians?
(a) Four feet.
(b) Ten feet.
(c) Six feet.
(d) Nine feet.

3. When Dick paddles to the Chilikadrotna River beginning, how many miles is it one way?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Twenty.

4. How big is the rabbit that Dick sees outside his cabin in early May?
(a) Fifteen inches.
(b) Twelve inches.
(c) At least two feet tall.
(d) Eighteen inches.

5. What does a squirrel do with a roll of Dick's toilet paper?
(a) Shreds it.
(b) Uses it in his nest.
(c) Papers the trees with it.
(d) Buries it.

Short Answer Questions

1. On a frosty August morning, what animals does Dick see feeding on a grassy slope above Glacier Creek in "Camp Meat"?

2. What animal does Dick see through his binoculars after he has investigated what the magpies are calling about while exploring the Chilikadrotna River?

3. What animal does Dick say wears "white oxfords" and a "snow-white cape" when he paddles toward the Chilikadrotna River?

4. What does Dick make for his kitchen window in "Breakup"?

5. What does Dick mean when he says "That's living in the wilderness first class."

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