chapter 17 "i pile up wood and go on with winter"

1. why did Sam keep cutting wood and stacking it in plies? he wanted woodpiles to lead out to the forest.
2. what does the author mean when she said, "now i am back where i began. i wont tell it again? because in the beginning of the story he was there in the winter.
3. what is Sam's standby for breakfast on these cold mornings?they had jam made by a professor Bando's.
   
4. what two plants did Sam find under the snow?tea berry leaves and winter greens.
   
5. what did Sam write on during the snowstorm since he did not have paper? he wrote on his old notes.