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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, why did Paulsen say that he could no longer winter in Northern Minnesota?
(a) Asthma.
(b) His heart.
(c) COPD.
(d) Allergies.

2. What was driving Brian crazy in the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Cold.
(b) Insects.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sun.

3. In Chapter 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?
(a) Weekly.
(b) 2 times a week.
(c) Monthly.
(d) 3 times a week.

4. Where did Paulsen train for his first Iditarod?
(a) Western Canada.
(b) Southern Alaska.
(c) Southern Canada.
(d) Northern Minnesota.

5. In Chapter 3, how long did Paulsen and a companion plan to spend laying out a trapline?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 6 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. At what temperature can the chickadee survive?

3. Who was near the item that Paulsen's dogs ran toward when Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod?

4. What did Brian discover kept mosquitoes away?

5. How are most people killed by deer?

(see the answer key)

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