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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time did Paulsen get home when he was 15 and had to drag his first bow-killed buck home?
(a) Just around 1 a.m.
(b) Well after midnight.
(c) 10 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

2. In Chapter 4, what type of rifle did Paulsen remember using to kill a deer?
(a) Remington.
(b) Browning.
(c) Hawken.
(d) Colt.

3. How much could Paulsen sell a snowshoe rabbit for in Chapter 4?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 15 cents.
(d) 10 cents.

4. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 was almost like eating a snack food if you remembered the salt?
(a) Ants.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Grub worms.
(d) Snake.

5. How far was a ranch that Paulsen went to from Colorado Springs?
(a) 56 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) About 70 miles.
(d) Some 60 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of a popular character in Paulsen's books?

2. Where do chickadees migrate?

3. In Chapter 5, how many grouse did Paulsen say that it took to satisfy his hunger?

4. When Paulsen was traveling with a pilot in a Cessna 406 bushplane and they had to make an emergency landing, how long did it take to restart the engine?

5. In Chapter 2, when Paulsen was traveling to Alaska with his dogs, what did he use to go after a moose?

(see the answer key)

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