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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How are most people killed by deer?
(a) Eating poisoned meat.
(b) Direct attacks.
(c) Spreading of disease.
(d) Car accidents.

4. 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) Less than 5 minutes.
(b) 11 minutes.
(c) About 10 minutes.
(d) 8 minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many small fish did Paulsen say in Chapter 5, he would have to eat to satisfy his hunger?

2. When Paulsen reached the scene of an airplane crash in Chapter 1, what was the only recognizable piece of the plane?

3. When it got dark the night Paulsen shot his first buck with a bow when he was 15, where did he set up camp?

4. What did a man break when cross country skiiing in the dead of winter that led to his death?

5. In Chapter 5, what was the name of Paulsen's lead dog?

(see the answer key)

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