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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Brian in Hatchet not have to worry about dying from mosquito-transmitted diseases?
(a) He found a way to avoid the bites.
(b) There were not that many mosquitoes.
(c) Mosquitoes do not carry disease in the north.
(d) They were a different type of mosquito than found in Africa.

2. How much did Paulsen make for hoeing sugar beets?
(a) $15 an acre.
(b) $13 an acre.
(c) $5 an acre.
(d) $11 an acre.

3. Where was Paulsen when he ran out to check on his dogs in Chapter 3 and ran into mosquitoes?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Wisconsin.

4. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?
(a) 60 or 70 miles an hour.
(b) 40 or 50 miles an hour.
(c) 50 or 60 miles an hour.
(d) 20 or 30 miles an hour.

5. How many small fish did Paulsen say in Chapter 5, he would have to eat to satisfy his hunger?
(a) 10 or 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?

2. In Chapter 5, what was the second thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat?

3. In Chapter 3, what was the mother doing when the deer struck the boy with his hooves?

4. At the end of a long voyage in the old days of sailing ships, how much might a sailor pay for a rat?

5. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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