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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how old was the boy that offered Paulsen things to eat in an Alaskan village in Chapter 5?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

2. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Canada.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Colorado.

3. How long did it take Paulsen spend looking around a lake in the north woods for a rock that would give off sparks when struck with a hatchet?
(a) Weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) Days.

4. How many mosquitoes bite?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

5. In Chapter 5, where did Paulsen say that during his first Iditarod he stopped at a village early in the day?
(a) Clarks Point.
(b) Arctic Sea.
(c) King Cove.
(d) Beiring Sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. How have small animals died from mosquitoes?

2. How long did it take Paulsen to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock?

3. In Chapter 5, how big did Paulsen say that some of the snapping turtles were?

4. What was the first thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat in Chapter 5?

5. How far did Paulsen and a farmer have to walk after a moose damaged the truck they were in?

(see the answer key)

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