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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Chilikadrotna.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dick's conclusion after he first tests the draft in his new fireplace?
(a) He has to start over.
(b) It will be a working fireplace.
(c) He has to adjust the flue.
(d) The fireplace needs to be shorter.

2. What does Dick see clustered beneath the water where the Chilikadrotna River begins?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Minnows.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Trout.

3. In mid-May, what noise does Dick hear coming down from Craig Mountain?
(a) Snow avalanche.
(b) Trees being felled.
(c) Rams fighting.
(d) Caribou cow bawling.

4. What does Dick say about the gleam of his cabin when he returns from the Chilikadrotna River?
(a) It is a comfort.
(b) Puzzled because he thought he turned off the lights.
(c) It makes him feel homesick for his father's house.
(d) It is too bright.

5. How wide were the rafts made by the Indians?
(a) Nine feet.
(b) Four feet.
(c) Six feet.
(d) Ten feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dick use to test the draft in his new fireplace?

2. In June, how fast do the ice chunks move on the lake?

3. Where does Dick haul the rocks from to construct the fireplace?

4. What gets sliced open from tin snips on September 24th?

5. What does Dick say about how Indians of the past built their rafts?

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