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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 make a snow shovel out of before the freeze-up?

3. When Babe stops by briefly on September 19th in "Camp Meat", what does he say he will bring Dick soon?

4. What does the possibility of a visit from the mission girls keep Dick occupied with?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Dick make warmer hand and face protection at the beginning of the winter months?

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 Dick's first morning in Spike's cabin.

8. On May 27th, why does Dick take his canoe out of storage at Spike's cabin?

9. What happens when Dick cuts his thumb?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of the axe and the rifle to Dick and his life in the wilderness. What role do they play in his survival? How does Dick feel when he is without these two items?

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

Describe Dick's conflict about hunting for meat. What does he feel is the only decent way to hunt? Provide two examples of how Dick gets his meat for the winter.

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