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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?
(a) About 6 feet.
(b) Nearly 7 feet.
(c) 5 1/2 feet.
(d) 6 1/2 feet.

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

3. When Paulsen was 15, where was he when he shot a buck and it fell on him?
(a) Woods.
(b) Prairie.
(c) Swamp.
(d) Thicket.

4. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did he buy his broadheads from in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 3, what was the mother doing when the deer struck the boy with his hooves?

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

4. In Chapter 4, what might men working in factories make in a day?

5. What did Paulsen weigh when he was 15?

(see the answer key)

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