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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 1000s of square miles.
(d) 100s of square miles.

2. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?
(a) 5 1/2 feet.
(b) 6 1/2 feet.
(c) Nearly 7 feet.
(d) About 6 feet.

3. Where did Paulsen say that grouse liked to hide?
(a) Evergreens.
(b) Berry thickets.
(c) Oaks.
(d) Willows.

4. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?
(a) 25 yards and 1/16 mile long.
(b) 100 yards wide and a 1/4 mile long.
(c) 200 yards wide and 1/2 mile long.
(d) 75 yards and 1/8 mile long.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Paulsen when he first witnessed the madness of a moose?

2. How much was Paulsen supposed to earn for a farmer when he had the encounter with the moose?

3. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?

4. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?

5. How long should it have taken Paulsen to get to a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

(see the answer key)

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