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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attracted mosquitoes to dogs in Chapter 3?
(a) Feces on their anus.
(b) Carbon dioxide in their breath.
(c) Parasites on their skin.
(d) Dogs' food.

2. After Paulsen got his first rifle, what animals did he bring home to eat?
(a) Pigeons and squirrels.
(b) Pheasants and rabbits.
(c) Rabbits and ruffed grouse.
(d) Rabbits and squirrels.

3. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?
(a) Malnutrition.
(b) Bear attacks.
(c) Bad water.
(d) Accidents.

4. How have small animals died from mosquitoes?
(a) Mosquito-transmitted diseases.
(b) The mosquitoes get in their airways.
(c) So covered with mosquitoes they cannot move.
(d) Loss of blood.

5. How was Paulsen injured in the moose attack at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Broken ankle and ribs.
(b) Broken ribs and dislocated shoulder.
(c) Cracked rib and 2 broken back teeth.
(d) Punctured lung and broken wrist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?

2. How old was Paulsen when he saw a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

3. In Chapter 2, when Paulsen was traveling to Alaska with his dogs, what did he use to go after a moose?

4. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?

5. How close did the moose come to Paulsen in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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