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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Until Another Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What date does Dick tell Babe he wants to leave the wilderness?
(a) July 6th.
(b) November 12th.
(c) September 25th.
(d) October 1st.

2. What happened to Dick's styrofoam chest in "Red Runt"?
(a) The top flew away.
(b) It floated away in the lake.
(c) Red runt repeatedly jumped on it.
(d) Red runt gnawed one corner off.

3. What did the red runt do to Dick's sleeping bag?
(a) Dragged it into the lake.
(b) Used part of it to build his home.
(c) Fell asleep on it.
(d) Cut through the drawstring and ripped into the inside.

4. What month is it when Dick meets Babe in Anchorage?
(a) March.
(b) October.
(c) August.
(d) May.

5. What does Dick use in the natural world that he says is effective as Brillo pads or steel wool?
(a) Tree burls.
(b) Moss.
(c) Beach gravel.
(d) Spruce cones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of hotcakes does Dick make for his first breakfast in the wilderness?

2. What is close to zero in Alaska that Dick mentions in "Reflections"?

3. Who does Babe say he will bring along next time he visits in "Freeze-up"?

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

5. What does Dick call himself in the opening paragraph of his essay on the red runt?

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