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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 does Dick call the strip he makes on the lake ice for Babe to land on?
(a) Glacier Regional Airport.
(b) Low Pass Airport.
(c) Ice Landing.
(d) Twin Lakes International Airport.

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

3. On a frosty August morning, what animals does Dick see feeding on a grassy slope above Glacier Creek in "Camp Meat"?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Bears.
(c) Rams.
(d) Caribou.

4. What does Dick make for his kitchen window in "Breakup"?
(a) Window seat.
(b) Curtains.
(c) Flower box.
(d) Screen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick take out from his underground cooler to celebrate the first day of spring?

2. On September 9th, what does Dick hear at the Boss Hunter's cabin in "Camp Meat"?

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

4. What animal does Dick take back to his cabin in "Breakup"?

5. What does Dick see when he is writing letters in his new cabin in "The Birth of a Cabin"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dick cuts his thumb?

2. What is Operation Sheep Meat?

3. Why does Dick decide to hunt ram?

4. What does Babe bring to Dick's on Christmas Day?

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

6. What do Spike and Hope Carrithers lend to Dick that inspires his wilderness adventure?

7. What does Dick dislike about the cement for building the fireplace?

8. Describe what Dick sees when he enters Spike's cabin.

9. Why does Dick make a gift for Mary?

10. How does Dick prepare for freeze-up?

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