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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, January, Long Nights and Deep Snows.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without a heavy pack, what was listed as the average speed one could hike on a good trail?
(a) From 3 to 3.5 miles per hour.
(b) From 1.5 to 2 miles per hour.
(c) From 2 to 2.5 miles per hour.
(d) From 2.5 to 3 miles per hour.

2. What did Jim relate was the reason it had been difficult to find Chief Tibeash despite his many efforts?
(a) Indians did not leave forwarding addresses.
(b) Chief Tibeash had moved away for a time.
(c) The north country was a sparsely populated area.
(d) The north country was very rugged and heavily wooded.

3. What did the term "cache" mean?
(a) A magnetized piece of metal serving as a compass.
(b) A canoe made from tree branches, bark, and gum.
(c) A semi-permanent encampment.
(d) A hidden storage place for provisions.

4. How did Chief Tibeash regard Hank?
(a) He initially disliked, but later liked him.
(b) He strongly liked him.
(c) He initially liked, but later disliked him.
(d) He strongly disliked him.

5. Jim's grandfather, a seafaring man, frequently related that those who ventured out without what in their boats were foolish?
(a) A fresh water supply.
(b) A handgun.
(c) A compass.
(d) A flashlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mal de raquette was another term for what?

2. What is viewed "only in terms of useless effort for which there is nothing to show" by Indians?

3. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?

4. Indians in the north country believed what had a spirit?

5. What was suggested as one way of getting ahead when one worked through new wood?

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