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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How fast was the ship that Paulsen was on when he saw a plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 5 knots.
(b) 10 knots.
(c) 7 knots.
(d) 12 knots.

2. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?
(a) Canada.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Michigan.

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

4. How long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

2. How much did Paulsen earn picking potatoes?

3. Where did Paulsen say that he was sitting when he had another experience with a moose?

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

5. In Chapter 3, how much did Paulsen itch after being attacked by mosquitoes in his dog kennel?

(see the answer key)

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