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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, where did Paulsen and his wife live?
(a) A medium-sized town.
(b) Farm.
(c) Small village.
(d) Prairie town.

2. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?
(a) 150 knots.
(b) 190 knots.
(c) 180 knots.
(d) 160 knots.

3. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1948.

4. Where can a moose pick up a parasite that can cause madness?
(a) Eating tree bark.
(b) Eating dead game.
(c) Eating in the water.
(d) Eating chokeberries.

5. Where had Paulsen spent time in the wilderness woods?
(a) Michigan and Canada.
(b) Alaska and Canada.
(c) Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York.
(d) Minnesota, Canada, and Alaska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?

2. How old was the arrowhead that Paulsen said he got for Christmas in Chapter 4?

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

4. Where did Paulsen remember canoeing with another man in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?

(see the answer key)

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