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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where can a moose pick up a parasite that can cause madness?
(a) Eating in the water.
(b) Eating chokeberries.
(c) Eating dead game.
(d) Eating tree bark.

2. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?
(a) 7,000 feet.
(b) 10,000 feet.
(c) 5,000 feet.
(d) 12,000 feet.

3. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?
(a) 180 knots.
(b) 160 knots.
(c) 190 knots.
(d) 150 knots.

4. How much did Paulsen make for hoeing sugar beets?
(a) $11 an acre.
(b) $15 an acre.
(c) $13 an acre.
(d) $5 an acre.

5. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Paulsen say that grouse liked to hide?

3. How much did a pilot charge to rescue Paulsen and his dogs when Paulsen was trapped on the ice in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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