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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. Jim like a balsam bed when he camped, but suggested one might use what?
(a) A hammock.
(b) A feather bed.
(c) A folding cot.
(d) An air mattress.

2. What time of year was it when Jim first came upon Cache Lake?
(a) Early March.
(b) Early September.
(c) Early June.
(d) Early January.

3. What birds were seen as they first flew up and struck weed tops, and then settled and fed on seeds that fell in the snow?
(a) Snow geese.
(b) Snowbirds.
(c) Snow buntings.
(d) Snow owls.

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

5. Jim noted the snow that remained in May beneath a shaggy spruce behind his cabin reminded him of what?
(a) "A megaphone left behind by a college cheerleader."
(b) "A giant piece of chocolate and vanilla candy corn."
(c) "A dingy white collar on a man who needs a hair cut."
(d) "A rocket launch with smoke gushing out beneath it."

Short Answer Questions

1. What was recommended about magnetizing needles?

2. What was the Indian term for partridges?

3. Snowshoe rabbits were very alert for owls, foxes, and weasels, but sometimes a sound similar to what marked a rabbit's end?

4. The Indian paddle stroke Chief Tibeash used was short, began at the waist, and ended with a thrust from what point?

5. It was noted that logging was not what it was 40 years ago when, a time when what were used?

(see the answer key)

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