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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick use beach gravel for?

2. What does Dick build in May that he is very satisfied with?

3. What does Dick use wildfire greens for in "The Birth of a Cabin"?

4. Why does Dick decide he must hunt on September 20th in "Camp Meat"?

5. How does Dick divide up his cargo to haul to Spike's cabin in the Twins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dick do when a bear comes to his cabin?

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

3. Describe some chores that Dick does at the end of "Breakup".

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

5. What is Operation Sheep Meat?

6. How does Dick prepare for freeze-up?

7. How does Dick feel about completing the cabin?

8. Describe Dick's first morning in Spike's cabin.

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

10. Why does Dick want to test himself with this wilderness adventure?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the encounter with the baby caribou tell you about Dick's nature? What steps does he take to keep the calf safe? How does Dick show his practical side after the calf dies?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the importance of the setting of Falls Mountain in Dick's wilderness experience. What does Dick see in this setting that appeals to him? What profound experience does he have in this setting, and how does it change him?

Essay Topic 3

Dick says in "Reflections" that he thinks "a man has missed a very deep feeling of satisfaction if he has never created or at least completed something with his own two hands." Identify three things that Dick created with his hands and discuss the satisfaction he receives from this creation.

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