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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Paulsen say that he was sitting when he had another experience with a moose?
(a) 1941 Dodge truck.
(b) 1936 Ford truck.
(c) 1938 Ford truck.
(d) 1940 Chevy truck.

2. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?
(a) Bad water.
(b) Bear attacks.
(c) Accidents.
(d) Malnutrition.

3. When Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod, what did his dogs smell that made them take off at a run?
(a) Dead walrus.
(b) Dead seal.
(c) Dead polar bear.
(d) Dead fish.

4. What was the name of a friend of Paulsen's who had a snapping turtle bite his right buttock cheek?
(a) Peter.
(b) David.
(c) William.
(d) Walter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After drinking the broth of a stew, what should you eat if you cooked a small animal or fish?

2. In Chapter 5, how big did Paulsen say that some of the snapping turtles were?

3. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say made the best sauce?

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?

5. In Chapter 2, besides Minnesota and Canada, where else did Paulsen remember spending time?

(see the answer key)

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