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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attracted mosquitoes to dogs in Chapter 3?
(a) Feces on their anus.
(b) Parasites on their skin.
(c) Dogs' food.
(d) Carbon dioxide in their breath.

2. Where did Paulsen remember canoeing with another man in Chapter 3?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Southern Canada.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Northern Minnesota.

3. How many people die yearly from mosquito tranmitted diseases?
(a) 1000s.
(b) 158,000.
(c) 100s.
(d) 308,943.

4. In the spring and summer when there was no snow, what would Paulsen train his dogs with in Chapter 5?
(a) Sled with wheels.
(b) 2-wheeled training cart.
(c) Pony cart.
(d) 3-wheeled training cart.

5. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?
(a) About 3 dozen.
(b) 36.
(c) Several dozen.
(d) 48.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?

2. When Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod, what did his dogs smell that made them take off at a run?

3. How have small animals died from mosquitoes?

4. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?

5. After Paulsen went a few days without making a kill, what did he kill?

(see the answer key)

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