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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Freeze-up.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Dick anticipate letting the fireplace mortar dry before he builds a normal-sized fire?
(a) One week.
(b) Several days.
(c) One month.
(d) Fifteen days.

3. What does Dick use to make a wash bucket, wash pan, and flour and storage cans before he moves out of Spike's cabin?
(a) Empty gas can.
(b) Empty plastic buckets.
(c) Recycled waste baskets.
(d) Old water containers.

4. How old is Dick when he begins his wilderness experience?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Fifty-one.

5. What does Dick use a trotline for?
(a) Hang his laundry.
(b) Trap for squirrels.
(c) To make sure his logs are straight.
(d) Catch fish while he sleeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Babe stops by briefly on September 19th in "Camp Meat", what does he say he will bring Dick soon?

2. What do the hunters have in their canoe as they paddle up the lake on the day Dick builds a small fire in his fireplace?

3. What does Dick use wildfire greens for in "The Birth of a Cabin"?

4. How heavy is Dick's second load of cargo that he hauls to Spike's cabin?

5. Who says "We are not piling up treasures on this earth?"

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