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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp Meat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dick decide he must hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?
(a) He needs animal hides to stay warm.
(b) He is tired of building.
(c) To put up meat for the winter.
(d) The animals are encroaching on his territory.

2. What does Dick mean when he says "That's living in the wilderness first class."
(a) Listening to classical music.
(b) Hanging the meat high, letting it freeze, and sawing off what you need for a meal.
(c) Having a kerosene heater in the cabin.
(d) Using fine china for meals.

3. What does Dick do with the litter he finds when he visits the hunters' tent camp in "Camp Meat"?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Buries it.
(c) Throws it in the lake.
(d) Bags it up for trash pick-up.

4. What does The Chugach Range remind Dick of?
(a) Hiking through the Appalachian moutains.
(b) Pictures from his youth.
(c) Camper trip from Nebraska.
(d) A great steeple.

5. How old is Dick when he begins his wilderness experience?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Fifty-one.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Forty-five.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Babe stops by briefly on September 19th in "Camp Meat", what does he say he will bring Dick soon?

2. To write this book, what does Sam Keith use of Dick Proenneke's?

3. What is Dick's conclusion after he first tests the draft in his new fireplace?

4. What kind of sandwiches did Mary Alsworth pack for Dick that he ate his first night in the wilderness?

5. What does Dick use beach gravel for?

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