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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what was the name of Paulsen's flight instructor at the end of the chapter?
(a) Rob.
(b) Joe.
(c) Adam.
(d) Bill.

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

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

4. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?
(a) Carrot.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Celery.
(d) White mint.

5. What was driving Brian crazy in the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Insects.
(b) Cold.
(c) Sun.
(d) Rain.

6. 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.

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

8. What did Brian discover kept mosquitoes away?
(a) Mud.
(b) Deer skin.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Bear grease.

9. How old was Paulsen when he first witnessed the madness of a moose?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

10. How old was Paulsen when he saw a young boy killed by a deer in a state park?
(a) 15.
(b) 13.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

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

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

13. In Chapter 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?
(a) About 2 hours.
(b) An hour or more.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

14. Where does Brian land in Hatchet?
(a) Evergreen thicket.
(b) Small meadow.
(c) Lake.
(d) Tree.

15. Where can a moose pick up a parasite that can cause madness?
(a) Eating dead game.
(b) Eating tree bark.
(c) Eating chokeberries.
(d) Eating in the water.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did Paulsen have that he wrote during downtimes?

2. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

3. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?

4. How fast was the ship that Paulsen was on when he saw a plane ditch in the Pacific?

5. How many people can be infected and possibly killed by one mosquito?

(see the answer keys)

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