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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of hotcakes does Dick make for his first breakfast in the wilderness?
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Buttermilk.
(c) Honey.
(d) Sourdough.

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

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

4. What gets sliced open from tin snips on September 24th?
(a) The poncho covering his meat.
(b) The thermopane on his window.
(c) Dick's leg.
(d) Dick's thumb.

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

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. What holiday does Babe visit Dick in "Freeze-up"?

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

4. On a frosty August morning, what animals does Dick see feeding on a grassy slope above Glacier Creek in "Camp Meat"?

5. What does Dick mean when he says "That's living in the wilderness first class."

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Dick happy about the door handle of the cache he built?

2. Describe what happens when Dick sets his roof on fire.

3. What does Dick help Babe with when they get to Port Alsworth?

4. What surprises the teacher and his wife when they visit Dick?

5. Why does Dick decide to hunt ram?

6. How does Dick solve his problem with creating a good mortar for the fireplace?

7. Describe the jack rabbit Dick sees outside his cabin on May 6th.

8. Describe some of Dick's building methods when he constructs his cabin.

9. What does Dick concoct so he can see the animals who come to eat the moose meat he has attached to his sled?

10. What is Dick's design for his cabin?

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