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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Paulsen injured in the moose attack at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) Broken ribs and dislocated shoulder.
(b) Punctured lung and broken wrist.
(c) Cracked rib and 2 broken back teeth.
(d) Broken ankle and ribs.

2. In Chapter 2, where did Paulsen camp near when he was taking his dogs to Alaska?
(a) Mackenzie.
(b) Wonowon.
(c) Trapper Creek.
(d) Tumbler Ridge.

3. What time did Paulsen get home when he was 15 and had to drag his first bow-killed buck home?
(a) Well after midnight.
(b) Just around 1 a.m.
(c) 11 p.m.
(d) 10 p.m.

4. What types of stone did Paulsen recommend to use to heat a cooking pot over a fire?
(a) Feldspar.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Quartz.
(d) Granite.

5. How long did it take Paulsen to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) More than 4 hours.
(d) About 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 59, what animal did Paulsen see close to death from mosquitoes packed in its ears?

2. What type of bones do not have marrow?

3. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 was almost like eating a snack food if you remembered the salt?

4. How are most people killed by deer?

5. What did the Lewis and Clark expedition get from drinking bad water?

(see the answer key)

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