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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 people die yearly from mosquito tranmitted diseases?
(a) 1000s.
(b) 100s.
(c) 308,943.
(d) 158,000.

2. On page 59, what animal did Paulsen see close to death from mosquitoes packed in its ears?
(a) Raccoon.
(b) Coyote.
(c) Fawn.
(d) Rabbit.

3. When Paulsen and a companion ran into deerflies in Chapter 3, how far could Paulsen not see his companion?
(a) 7 feet.
(b) 12. feet.
(c) 14 feet.
(d) 9 feet.

4. How many yards did Paulsen have to run in Chapter 3 when he was attacked by mosquitoes?
(a) 300 yards.
(b) 200 yards.
(c) 150 yards.
(d) 100 yards.

5. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1948.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Paulsen injured in the moose attack at the end of Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 2, what was Paulsen's job going to be at the time he had a second encounter with a moose?

3. What job did Paulsen have that he wrote during downtimes?

4. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

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

(see the answer key)

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