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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, December, Blizzards and Wailing Winds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chief Tibeash said the herring gulls in their region were apt to do what when a storm approached?
(a) Stay on the water or rocks.
(b) Dive for fish from the air.
(c) Stay out of the water.
(d) Stay in the trees.

2. Jim viewed frogs to be good for what?
(a) Providing comfort in their croaks.
(b) Proving yummy frogs legs.
(c) Fish bait.
(d) Eating annoying insects.

3. What were other terms used to refer to cedar waxwings in Cache Lake country?
(a) Redbreast or cedar birds.
(b) Redwing or redbreast birds.
(c) Cherry or redwing birds.
(d) Cedar or cherry birds.

4. Indians in the north country believed what had a spirit?
(a) Every mammal and many trees.
(b) Every mammal, bird, and fish.
(c) Every living thing.
(d) Everything.

5. Benasee Jewan, the Indian term for September, meant what?
(a) "The Northern Lights Begin to Play."
(b) "The Moon When the Birds Fly Away."
(c) "The Leaves Change Color and Fall."
(d) "The Moon Before Snow Arrives."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hank once make a model of?

2. Instructions how to construct a signaling device that reflected sunlight by flashes with a movable mirror was described. What was it called?

3. Diagrams and instructions were provided on how to construct what pair of aids for making one's way across the frozen lakes?

4. Jim chose what site on Cache Lake for his cabin?

5. Jim, who favored what particular bird types, together with Hank made specific styles of houses to attract those they liked?

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