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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 68.
(b) Mid-60s.
(c) 72.
(d) About 40.

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) 75 yards and 1/8 mile long.
(c) 200 yards wide and 1/2 mile long.
(d) 25 yards and 1/16 mile long.

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

4. In Chapter 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?
(a) An hour or more.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) About 2 hours.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, besides Minnesota and Canada, where else did Paulsen remember spending time?

2. How many dogs were injured in the incident with the moose when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 2, how far had Paulsen run with his dogs when he bent to adjust a thermos that was rattling?

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

5. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?

(see the answer key)

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