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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary toast in the fireplace when she and Babe visit Dick in mid-April?
(a) Bread.
(b) Marshmallows.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Chestnuts.

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

3. What kind of salad does Dick eat on Thanksgiving day?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Rhubarb.
(c) Frozen danelion greens.
(d) Chopped cabbage, carrots, and onions.

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

5. Who says "We are not piling up treasures on this earth?"
(a) Spike.
(b) Dick.
(c) Babe.
(d) Mary.

6. What does Dick nickname the "camp robber"?
(a) Gray jay.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Bear.
(d) Squirrel.

7. What animal takes over the spruce squirrel's home in "Freeze-up"?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Chipmunk.
(d) Ermine.

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

9. What does Babe's wife knit for Dick that Babe delivers on January 9th?
(a) Blanket.
(b) Long johns.
(c) Sweater.
(d) Wool socks.

10. How heavy is Dick's second load of cargo that he hauls to Spike's cabin?
(a) Twelve pounds.
(b) Sixty pounds.
(c) Twenty pounds.
(d) Ninety pounds.

11. What is Dick distracted by when he notches the wrong end of a log?
(a) Caribou.
(b) Ram.
(c) Bear.
(d) Bird.

12. What does Babe bring Dick when he flies in on May 8th?
(a) Package from Sears.
(b) Fancy chocolate birthday cake.
(c) Letters and groceries.
(d) Canoe paddle.

13. What does Dick build the first week of June?
(a) Outbuilding.
(b) Cache.
(c) Dock.
(d) Roof skeleton.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the hunters have in their canoe as they paddle up the lake on the day Dick builds a small fire in his fireplace?

2. What year did Sam meet Dick?

3. What wildlife does Dick see that makes him anxious to begin the fireplace project?

4. What does Dick receive when Babe visits him in "Freeze-up"?

5. What does the Boss Hunter do before he leaves his cabin for the winter?

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