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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was near the item that Paulsen's dogs ran toward when Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod?
(a) Old man.
(b) Several men.
(c) Little boy.
(d) A couple of women.

2. How have small animals died from mosquitoes?
(a) Mosquito-transmitted diseases.
(b) Loss of blood.
(c) So covered with mosquitoes they cannot move.
(d) The mosquitoes get in their airways.

3. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?
(a) 190 knots.
(b) 150 knots.
(c) 180 knots.
(d) 160 knots.

4. The year that Paulsen was 15, what was the weather like that fall?
(a) Cold and rainy.
(b) Clear and sunny.
(c) Cold and icy.
(d) Foggy and cool.

5. What was the first rifle that Paulsen bought?
(a) Remington.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Bushmaster.
(d) Colt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how many hours would Paulsen have had to work setting pins in a bowling alley to afford a $30 bow?

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

3. In Chapter 3, how long did Paulsen and a companion plan to spend laying out a trapline?

4. How much did Paulsen make for hoeing sugar beets?

5. In Chapter 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?

(see the answer key)

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