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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much was Paulsen supposed to earn for a farmer when he had the encounter with the moose?
(a) $5 a day plus room and board.
(b) $6 a day plus room and board.
(c) $7 a day plus room and board.
(d) $4 a day plus room and board.

2. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?
(a) 100 yards wide and a 1/4 mile long.
(b) 200 yards wide and 1/2 mile long.
(c) 75 yards and 1/8 mile long.
(d) 25 yards and 1/16 mile long.

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

4. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?
(a) 100s of square miles.
(b) 1000s of square miles.
(c) 800 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

5. What is the name of a popular character in Paulsen's books?
(a) Brian Robeson.
(b) Francis Tucket.
(c) Dunc.
(d) Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people die yearly from mosquito tranmitted diseases?

2. How old was Paulsen when he saw a young boy killed by a deer in a state park?

3. In Chapter 1, where did Paulsen and his wife live?

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

5. How many major highways were near the town where Paulsen and his wife lived in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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