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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 fast was the ship that Paulsen was on when he saw a plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 10 knots.
(b) 7 knots.
(c) 5 knots.
(d) 12 knots.

2. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?
(a) 100 yards wide and a 1/4 mile long.
(b) 200 yards wide and 1/2 mile long.
(c) 75 yards and 1/8 mile long.
(d) 25 yards and 1/16 mile long.

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

4. Where does Brian land in Hatchet?
(a) Lake.
(b) Small meadow.
(c) Tree.
(d) Evergreen thicket.

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?
(a) 11 minutes.
(b) About 10 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) Less than 5 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far was a ranch that Paulsen went to from Colorado Springs?

2. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

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

4. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?

5. In Chapter 1, what was the name of Paulsen's flight instructor at the end of the chapter?

(see the answer key)

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