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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Birth of a Cabin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Dick wake up the first morning in the wilderness?
(a) Four a.m.
(b) Seven a.m.
(c) Ten a.m.
(d) Six a.m.

2. What weapons does Dick have on this wilderness adventure?
(a) Pistol and rifle.
(b) Bow and arrow.
(c) Glock.
(d) Shotgun.

3. When Dick forgets his lunch when he takes the canoe up the lake and watches wildlife, what does he eat?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Fish.
(c) Dandelion greens.
(d) Hazel nuts.

4. What year did Sam meet Dick?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1979.
(c) 2004.
(d) 1952.

5. To write this book, what does Sam Keith use of Dick Proenneke's?
(a) Books.
(b) Journals.
(c) Magazine essays.
(d) Newspaper articles.

Short Answer Questions

1. How heavy is Dick's second load of cargo that he hauls to Spike's cabin?

2. What are Grizzly Eggs?

3. Where did Dick work in the 1940s?

4. Who says "We are not piling up treasures on this earth?"

5. What does Dick leave behind at the Carrithers home when he flies to Anchorage?

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