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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many dogs were injured in the incident with the moose when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. How old was Paulsen when he saw a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

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

5. Where did Paulsen say that grouse liked to hide?
(a) Willows.
(b) Oaks.
(c) Evergreens.
(d) Berry thickets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Paulsen in when he encountered a moose after the incident with the moose and a truck in Chapter 2?

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

3. What animals kill more people in North American than any other animal?

4. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?

5. What did the moose charge in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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