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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of a long voyage in the old days of sailing ships, how much might a sailor pay for a rat?
(a) 2 days' wages.
(b) A week's wages.
(c) Month's wages.
(d) 10 days' wages.

2. Where did Paulsen say that he got his first bow-killed deer in Chapter 4?
(a) Thicket.
(b) Behind an old barn.
(c) In a meadow.
(d) Abandoned homestead.

3. In Chapter 4, how many hours would Paulsen have had to work setting pins in a bowling alley to afford a $30 bow?
(a) 130.
(b) About 120.
(c) More than 100.
(d) 115.

4. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?
(a) Celery.
(b) White mint.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Carrot.

5. In the spring and summer when there was no snow, what would Paulsen train his dogs with in Chapter 5?
(a) 2-wheeled training cart.
(b) Sled with wheels.
(c) Pony cart.
(d) 3-wheeled training cart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

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

4. What was the principal food for men in the British navy in the old days of sailing ships?

5. In Chapter 4, how much did the bullets cost per box for Paulsen's first rifle?

(see the answer key)

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