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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Paulsen was traveling with a pilot in a Cessna 406 bushplane and they had to make an emergency landing, how long did it take to restart the engine?
(a) About 10 minutes.
(b) Less than 5 minutes.
(c) 8 minutes.
(d) 11 minutes.

2. When Paulsen ran his second Iditarod race, what running of the race was it?
(a) 14th.
(b) 13th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 15th.

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

4. Why did Brian in Hatchet not have to worry about dying from mosquito-transmitted diseases?
(a) He found a way to avoid the bites.
(b) They were a different type of mosquito than found in Africa.
(c) Mosquitoes do not carry disease in the north.
(d) There were not that many mosquitoes.

5. In Chapter 2, when Paulsen was traveling to Alaska with his dogs, what did he use to go after a moose?
(a) Tree branch.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Rifle.
(d) Axe.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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