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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) 100s of square miles.
(d) 1000s of square miles.

2. What did the moose charge in Chapter 2?
(a) Deer.
(b) Goat.
(c) Pine tree.
(d) Oak tree.

3. In Chapter 2, what was Paulsen's job going to be at the time he had a second encounter with a moose?
(a) Picking up rocks.
(b) Plowing.
(c) Weeding.
(d) Haying.

4. Where did Paulsen say that he was sitting when he had another experience with a moose?
(a) 1941 Dodge truck.
(b) 1936 Ford truck.
(c) 1938 Ford truck.
(d) 1940 Chevy truck.

5. How long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dogs were injured in the incident with the moose when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?

2. When Paulsen reached the scene of an airplane crash in Chapter 1, what was the only recognizable piece of the plane?

3. How far was a ranch that Paulsen went to from Colorado Springs?

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

5. What season was it when Paulsen first ran into a moose?

(see the answer key)

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