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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 is Dick's conclusion after he first tests the draft in his new fireplace?
(a) The fireplace needs to be shorter.
(b) He has to adjust the flue.
(c) It will be a working fireplace.
(d) He has to start over.

2. What is located 75 feet from the bay and situated on a knolltop?
(a) Dick's building site.
(b) A hunter's cabin.
(c) Campground.
(d) Spike's cabin.

3. On September 9th, what does Dick hear at the Boss Hunter's cabin in "Camp Meat"?
(a) Hammering.
(b) Shooting.
(c) Sawing.
(d) Party.

4. In mid-May, what noise does Dick hear coming down from Craig Mountain?
(a) Caribou cow bawling.
(b) Snow avalanche.
(c) Trees being felled.
(d) Rams fighting.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick make a snow shovel out of before the freeze-up?

2. What kind of salad does Dick eat on Thanksgiving day?

3. What did the jar have in it that Dick opened when he got to Spike's cabin the first evening he arrives?

4. What does Dick make from the high-bush cranberries he picks in "Freeze-up"?

5. Where did Dick work in the 1940s?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick try to help the caribou calf that is separated from its mother?

2. What animals does Dick see through his binoculars on his first evening at Twin Lake?

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

4. What is Operation Sheep Meat?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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