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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?
(a) About 3 dozen.
(b) 48.
(c) 36.
(d) Several dozen.

2. In Chapter 3, how much did Paulsen itch after being attacked by mosquitoes in his dog kennel?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) A week.

3. How much did Paulsen earn picking potatoes?
(a) 5 cents a bushel.
(b) 10 cents a bushel.
(c) 3 cents a bushel.
(d) 7 cents a bushel.

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?
(a) Deerflies.
(b) Blackflies.
(c) Poison ivy.
(d) Tainted water.

5. How far was a ranch that Paulsen went to from Colorado Springs?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 56 miles.
(c) Some 60 miles.
(d) About 70 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?

2. How old was Paulsen when he first witnessed the madness of a moose?

3. In Chapter 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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