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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Paulsen remember canoeing with another man in Chapter 3?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Northern Minnesota.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Southern Canada.

2. Where was Paulsen when he ran out to check on his dogs in Chapter 3 and ran into mosquitoes?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Wisconsin.

3. What job did Paulsen have that he wrote during downtimes?
(a) Oil field worker.
(b) Snow plow driver.
(c) Ranger.
(d) Construction.

4. How many heart attack victims did Paulsen see in his first year volunteering in Chapter 1?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) At least a dozen.
(d) About two dozen.

5. 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.

6. How much did a pilot charge to rescue Paulsen and his dogs when Paulsen was trapped on the ice in Chapter 1?
(a) $750.
(b) $900.
(c) $800.
(d) $1,000.

7. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?
(a) 60 or 70 miles an hour.
(b) 40 or 50 miles an hour.
(c) 20 or 30 miles an hour.
(d) 50 or 60 miles an hour.

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

9. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?
(a) Deerflies.
(b) Poison ivy.
(c) Tainted water.
(d) Blackflies.

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

11. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?
(a) 100s of square miles.
(b) 1000s of square miles.
(c) 800 miles.
(d) 500 miles.

12. How many major highways were near the town where Paulsen and his wife lived in Chapter 1?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

13. In Chapter 2, what was Paulsen's job going to be at the time he had a second encounter with a moose?
(a) Plowing.
(b) Picking up rocks.
(c) Haying.
(d) Weeding.

14. What time of year was it when Paulsen was traveling with his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) March.

15. What season was it when Paulsen first ran into a moose?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where was Paulsen living?

2. How many yards did Paulsen have to run in Chapter 3 when he was attacked by mosquitoes?

3. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?

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

5. In Chapter 1, how many passengers were the plane that crashed east of Denver?

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