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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Great horned mother owls have nested in late February with the young beneath the mother's wings and covered in what color fuzz?
(a) Pink.
(b) Brown.
(c) Snow white.
(d) Cream.

2. Along the edge of Cache Lake to the south grew alder side by side with fish-net willows and what else?
(a) High bush blueberries.
(b) Low vine raspberries.
(c) High bush cranberries.
(d) Wild strawberries.

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 owls.
(b) Snow geese.
(c) Snowbirds.
(d) Snow buntings.

4. Jim had observed too many woodsmen suffering from what, to know that one could not abuse one's stomach without paying a price?
(a) "Bursting in the belly."
(b) "Gale in the gut."
(c) "Misery in the innards."
(d) "Storming in the stomach."

5. What was served at the January picnic under the big spruce?
(a) Venison steaks, onion rings, potatoes, and biscuits.
(b) Broiled fish, green beans, dumplings, and pie.
(c) Turkey, carrots, salad, and cornbread.
(d) Bear steaks, squash, sweet potatoes, and rolls.

6. Jim recalled one Thanksgiving he shared with Chief Tibeash and Hank where what was the only thing wrong?
(a) It was two weeks early.
(b) It was two weeks late.
(c) It was a week early.
(d) It was a month late.

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

8. What were noted as the keys to surviving in the wilderness, finding one's way about, and avoiding possible dangers?
(a) Learn from those before you and simply apply the lessons.
(b) Always bring a compass and extra food.
(c) Common sense and observing everything closely.
(d) Observing things closely and watching the sun.

9. The remedy offered for metal that got so cold that it chipped was to heat it until it was dull red before it was plunged into what?
(a) A bucket of packed snow.
(b) A cold spring.
(c) A can of oil.
(d) A pail of tree sap.

10. Jim and Hank ventured to the dam located where each spring to determine how the beaver had fared the previous winter?
(a) On Caterwaul Creek.
(b) On Beaver Tail Lake.
(c) On Otter Stream.
(d) To Knothole Lake.

11. The Cache Lake country was a land of what type of terrain?
(a) Rolling hills, none of them very high, with many lakes and streams.
(b) Rolling hills, many of them very high, with sporadic lakes and few streams.
(c) Wooded mountains, most of them low, with many lakes and streams.
(d) Rocky mountains, most of them low, with sporadic lakes and streams.

12. Jim obtained the speeds for a wind gauge he built when he tested it in what manner?
(a) Against a wind gauge at an airport.
(b) Against a wind gauge at a forest station.
(c) Against a wind gauge at a high school science lab.
(d) Against a car speedometer when held out the window.

13. The stars on February nights were compared with sparkling jewels of what color on a black background?
(a) Pure white.
(b) Silver.
(c) Blue-white.
(d) Gold.

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

15. Jim constructed new furniture during the rainy season in April and provided a diagram to show how he built what?
(a) A birch and pine swing seat.
(b) An ash bookcase.
(c) A split-log table and bench.
(d) An oak and woven cane chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim wrote about a young man that once blazed a trail on the side he came from, and might have been lost on his return if he had not done what?

2. The scent of what animals troubled deer and moose the most?

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

4. Jim described how he made a bread knife from what type of blade?

5. In Chapter 5, Jim knew it would not be long after the ice broke up that what would happen?

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