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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreward - Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

2. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

3. What happened to the pilot in Hatchet?
(a) Migraine.
(b) Blood clot.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Aneursyn.

4. How many major highways were near the town where Paulsen and his wife lived in Chapter 1?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 100s of square miles.
(d) 1000s of square miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of plane did Paulsen see crash when he was on a ship headed to the Philippines?

2. In Chapter 1, how many passengers were the plane that crashed east of Denver?

3. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?

4. How long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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