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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Hunting Tales".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were many of the tools made out of that the pioneers used?
(a) Blood, sweat, and tears.
(b) Wood.
(c) Rock.
(d) Metal.

2. Why is it typically unnecessary for farmers to hunt for food in the forest?
(a) They keep enough of their own livestock.
(b) It's a mystery.
(c) They keep track of where the forst animals are and take them when asleep.
(d) They can easily set out traps.

3. What do the students ask about making homemade soap that makes Pearl Martin laugh?
(a) They ask about putting perfume in it.
(b) They ask if it is better than dial soap.
(c) They ask what colors she can make.
(d) They ask where she got her recipe.

4. What was used for bread when cornmeal and wheat could not be ground?
(a) Onions.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Chestnuts.
(d) Corn.

5. What bit the preacher in Daniel's story?
(a) Bear.
(b) Rattlesnake.
(c) Dog.
(d) Beaver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term 'Dressing' refer to?

2. What two things were said to have been brought to the forests our ancestors settled in the chapter titled "Tools and Skills?"

3. What did a steady diet of acorns do to the meat of a hog?

4. What was a dog called whose job it was to keep the hogs and cows out of the corn?

5. What is the last thing that Mrs. Watts describes in her essay?

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