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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 is the weather like in mid-September when Dick is building his fireplace?

2. How high above the lake is Low Pass located?

3. What does Dick use to make a wash bucket, wash pan, and flour and storage cans before he moves out of Spike's cabin?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Dick cuts his thumb?

4. Why does Dick clean up the litter left behind at the hunters' camps?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Dick prepare for freeze-up?

10. Why does Dick make a gift for Mary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dick says, "I don't think a man knows what he actually can do until he is challenged." What challenges does Dick face and what does he discover about himself when he meets those challenges? Provide two or three textual examples to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

What does the "Boss Hunter" symbolize for Dick? What strong opinions does he have about the hunters and their attitude toward the wilderness? How does Dick try to erase "their stains on the land?"

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dick's view of food and physical exercise. What does he say about eating simply and working up an appetite? What activities does he like to do that keep him healthy and make him appreciate the food he has?

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