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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the creek where Dick goes fishing after he gets settled in Spike's cabin?
(a) Little Creek.
(b) Hope Creek.
(c) Stillwater Creek.
(d) Winding Creek.

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

3. 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.

4. Where does Dick haul the rocks from to construct the fireplace?
(a) Beach.
(b) Babe delivers them.
(c) Forest.
(d) Quarry.

5. What is the temperature on Thanksgiving day?
(a) Twenty-two degrees.
(b) Minus four degrees.
(c) Two degrees.
(d) Ten degrees.

6. What does Dick have for his birthday dinner?
(a) Onion soup.
(b) Cake.
(c) Ram steak.
(d) Beans.

7. Who does Babe say he will bring along next time he visits in "Freeze-up"?
(a) His wife.
(b) Misison girls.
(c) Dick's dad.
(d) Spike.

8. What does Dick build in May that he is very satisfied with?
(a) Hammock.
(b) Boat.
(c) Cache.
(d) Furniture.

9. What does Dick make from the high-bush cranberries he picks in "Freeze-up"?
(a) Cranberry muffins.
(b) Trail mix.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Syrup.

10. What does Babe eat two bowls of when he visits Dick on January 9th?
(a) Sheep stew.
(b) Beans.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Sourdough dumpling soup.

11. What kind of plane does Babe use to fly Dick into the wilderness?
(a) Handley Page.
(b) Swift.
(c) Taylorcraft.
(d) Champion.

12. How long does Dick anticipate letting the fireplace mortar dry before he builds a normal-sized fire?
(a) Several days.
(b) One week.
(c) Fifteen days.
(d) One month.

13. What is the weather like in mid-September when Dick is building his fireplace?
(a) Snowing.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Hot.
(d) Clear and cool.

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

15. What does Dick use beach gravel for?
(a) Foundation of cabin.
(b) To fill his empty gas cans to use as weights.
(c) Decoration outside Spike's cabin.
(d) For his garden paths.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick use to make a wash bucket, wash pan, and flour and storage cans before he moves out of Spike's cabin?

2. How old is Dick when he begins his wilderness experience?

3. What is Dick waiting for from Babe Alsworth when he is in Kodiak?

4. What animal takes over the spruce squirrel's home in "Freeze-up"?

5. What does Dick place in his cache in May?

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