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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

3. In Chapter 3, what was the mother doing when the deer struck the boy with his hooves?
(a) Carrying things to the car.
(b) Taking a picture.
(c) Fixing food.
(d) Getting water.

4. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how much of the meat did he eat when he had to make camp?
(a) 4 or 5 pounds.
(b) 2 pounds.
(c) 3 pounds.
(d) 3 or 4 pounds.

5. Where does Brian land in Hatchet?
(a) Lake.
(b) Small meadow.
(c) Evergreen thicket.
(d) Tree.

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. How old was Paulsen when he saw a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

3. What time did Paulsen get home when he was 15 and had to drag his first bow-killed buck home?

4. How long did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

5. What did Paulsen weigh when he was 15?

(see the answer key)

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