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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How have small animals died from mosquitoes?
(a) Loss of blood.
(b) The mosquitoes get in their airways.
(c) So covered with mosquitoes they cannot move.
(d) Mosquito-transmitted diseases.

3. When Paulsen was traveling with a pilot in a Cessna 406 bushplane and they had to make an emergency landing, how long did it take to restart the engine?
(a) Less than 5 minutes.
(b) 8 minutes.
(c) About 10 minutes.
(d) 11 minutes.

4. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?
(a) Elk.
(b) Bear.
(c) Moose.
(d) Deer.

5. When it got dark the night Paulsen shot his first buck with a bow when he was 15, where did he set up camp?
(a) Hollow log.
(b) Willows.
(c) Cave.
(d) Thicket.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?

2. How many heart attack victims did Paulsen see in his first year volunteering in Chapter 1?

3. How many yards did Paulsen have to run in Chapter 3 when he was attacked by mosquitoes?

4. How close did the moose come to Paulsen in Chapter 2?

5. What did Brian discover kept mosquitoes away?

(see the answer key)

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