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Woodsong | Quiz

Gary Paulsen
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Woodsong | Quiz

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1)

Why does Paulsen have problems with wildlife? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 4)

All of these.
The smell of cooking attracts animals.
The smell of camp attracts animals.
The smell of meat is always near the kennel due to the dogs diet.
2)

What did Paulsen end up eating to maintain energy? (from Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17)

Both of these.
Sticks of butter.
Powdered protein.
Neither of these.
3)

What does Gary like most about the woodstove? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 5)

Coming in from the cold and warming his hands.
The smell.
Nothing.
The space it takes up.
4)

Which of the bears was nosing around the burning garbage? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 4)

Billy Jo.
Notch-ear.
None of these.
Scarhead.
5)

What happened when Gary had attempted to put the eggs under the mean-spirited hen? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 5)

She bit down on his leather coat and tore it.
She bit down on his thumbnail and tore a bit off.
She pecked his hand bloody.
She squawked and stepped on one of her own eggs.
6)

What leaves no mysteries? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 6)

Branches.
New snow.
Trails.
None of these.
7)

What did the man with the wolf want? (from Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17)

To kill Paulsen's team.
Neither of these.
Both of these.
To breed her to some big dogs.
8)

Who does the man Paulsen meets remind him of? (from Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17)

His father.
The man who had taught him how to mush.
The person who helped him while he was sick and when he was lost in the Burn.
The man who had encouraged him to pursue his dreams of dog sledding.
9)

What did Paulsen begin to think of, against his will? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 6)

Dark nights and snakes under the bed.
Ghosts and goblins.
Sounds he didn't know and bodies he had found
All of these things.
10)

What else loves the woodstove? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 5)

Ferrets.
Fish.
Cats.
Dogs.
11)

Why couldn't Paulsen touch the man? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 8)

The man wasn't really there.
Neither of these.
The sled moved too fast.
Both of these.
12)

What was the partial solution to the flies that Paulsen discovered accidentally? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 6)

That shade repels them, a little.
Both of these.
That if he smeared mud on his body, they would go away.
Neither of these.
13)

How many grouse eggs were there? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 5)

Ten.
Fourteen.
Six.
Eight.
14)

What stops the sled? (from Part II, The Race, Days 1-6)

A musher that had stopped to repair his own sled.
The sled breaks.
A bear.
A moose.
15)

What mistake did Paulsen make? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 4)

He threw a shoe at the bear.
He threw a rock at the bear.
He threw a tomato at the bear.
He threw a stick at the bear.
16)

What did the man do while Paulsen was hallucinating? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 8)

Both of these.
Neither of these.
Tell him when to go.
Help him harness the team.
17)

What does Gary do in his moment of sheer stupidity? (from Part II, The Race, Days 1-6)

Ties his arm to the sled.
None of these.
Ties his feet to the sled.
Ties his legs to the sled.
18)

What joke did Storm play on the dog that pulled next to him? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 7)

Neither of these.
Both of these.
He would blow in their ear.
He would lick their ear.
19)

On day seven, what does Wilson do? (from Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17)

Fall over.
Run on three legs and suck a foot.
Run and try and lick his feet.
Is sick.
20)

How far is the run downhill on day twelve? (from Part II, The Race, Days 7-16&17)

Over a hundred miles.
Over ninety miles.
About ninety miles.
About a hundred miles.
21)

What scared Paulsen about the song the dogs sang? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 6)

It was a death song.
It was a song the dogs had sung when one of their member had died in his kennel from old age.
He had heard it only once before.
All of these.
22)

What direction did Storm's head face when he died? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 7)

North.
West.
South.
East.
23)

How old approximately, was the fawn? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 6)

Maybe a month old.
Maybe a week old.
Maybe two or three weeks old.
Maybe one or two weeks old.
24)

What did Paulsen note about the man's eyes? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 8)

They were vacant.
They were blue.
They were gentle.
They were cold.
25)

Why are bears attracted to the burning paper? (from Part I, Running, Chapter 4)

There's sometimes food residue left on the paper.
Both of these.
It smells like a garbage dump.
Neither of these.
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