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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Paulsen got his first rifle, what animals did he bring home to eat?
(a) Rabbits and squirrels.
(b) Pheasants and rabbits.
(c) Rabbits and ruffed grouse.
(d) Pigeons and squirrels.

2. When Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod, what did his dogs smell that made them take off at a run?
(a) Dead fish.
(b) Dead walrus.
(c) Dead seal.
(d) Dead polar bear.

3. In Chapter 2, when Paulsen was traveling to Alaska with his dogs, what did he use to go after a moose?
(a) Rifle.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Axe.
(d) Tree branch.

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

5. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) Mid-60s.
(b) 72.
(c) About 40.
(d) 68.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people can be infected and possibly killed by one mosquito?

2. In Chapter 5, why did Paulsen say that he could no longer winter in Northern Minnesota?

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

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

5. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?

(see the answer key)

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