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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?
(a) 60 or 70 miles an hour.
(b) 20 or 30 miles an hour.
(c) 50 or 60 miles an hour.
(d) 40 or 50 miles an hour.

2. How many major highways were near the town where Paulsen and his wife lived in Chapter 1?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. When Paulsen ran his second Iditarod race, what running of the race was it?
(a) 15th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 14th.

4. How much did Paulsen make for hoeing sugar beets?
(a) $13 an acre.
(b) $15 an acre.
(c) $11 an acre.
(d) $5 an acre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?

2. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?

3. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 2, besides Minnesota and Canada, where else did Paulsen remember spending time?

5. How much did Paulsen earn picking potatoes?

(see the answer key)

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