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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?
(a) About 6 feet.
(b) 6 1/2 feet.
(c) Nearly 7 feet.
(d) 5 1/2 feet.

3. In Chapter 1, how many passengers were the plane that crashed east of Denver?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 2 days.

5. How many major highways were near the town where Paulsen and his wife lived in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where was Paulsen living?

4. On page 59, what animal did Paulsen see close to death from mosquitoes packed in its ears?

5. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?

(see the answer key)

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