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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How long should it have taken Paulsen to get to a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 14 minutes.
(c) 31 minutes.
(d) 18 minutes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many heart attack victims did Paulsen see in his first year volunteering in Chapter 1?

2. How long did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

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

4. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?

(see the answer key)

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