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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?
(a) Tainted water.
(b) Blackflies.
(c) Deerflies.
(d) Poison ivy.

2. Where had Paulsen spent time in the wilderness woods?
(a) Minnesota, Canada, and Alaska.
(b) Michigan and Canada.
(c) Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York.
(d) Alaska and Canada.

3. At the end of a long voyage in the old days of sailing ships, how much might a sailor pay for a rat?
(a) Month's wages.
(b) 10 days' wages.
(c) A week's wages.
(d) 2 days' wages.

4. How many mints did the buck eat in Chapter 3?
(a) 2.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 4 or 5.

5. How many people can be infected and possibly killed by one mosquito?
(a) A few.
(b) 18.
(c) Several.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how far had Paulsen run with his dogs when he bent to adjust a thermos that was rattling?

3. How big was the snapping turtle that Paulsen's dogs ran over one day in Chapter 5?

4. How many small fish did Paulsen say in Chapter 5, he would have to eat to satisfy his hunger?

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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