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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many mints did the buck eat in Chapter 3?
(a) 6.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 4 or 5.

2. How many yards did Paulsen have to run in Chapter 3 when he was attacked by mosquitoes?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 300 yards.
(c) 150 yards.
(d) 100 yards.

3. 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?
(a) 8 minutes.
(b) Less than 5 minutes.
(c) 11 minutes.
(d) About 10 minutes.

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

5. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?
(a) 36.
(b) About 3 dozen.
(c) 48.
(d) Several dozen.

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

7. In Chapter 3, what had been bothering Paulsen's dogs?
(a) Bear.
(b) Moose.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Coyote.

8. When Paulsen ran his second Iditarod race, what running of the race was it?
(a) 13th.
(b) 14th.
(c) 12th.
(d) 15th.

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

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

11. Where did Paulsen say that grouse liked to hide?
(a) Willows.
(b) Oaks.
(c) Berry thickets.
(d) Evergreens.

12. What volunteer job did Paulsen have in Chapter 1?
(a) Paramedic.
(b) Volunteer peace officer.
(c) Emergency ambulance.
(d) Volunteer firefighter.

13. Why did Brian in Hatchet not have to worry about dying from mosquito-transmitted diseases?
(a) They were a different type of mosquito than found in Africa.
(b) There were not that many mosquitoes.
(c) Mosquitoes do not carry disease in the north.
(d) He found a way to avoid the bites.

14. 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) $1,000.
(c) $800.
(d) $900.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?

2. Where was Paulsen when he ran out to check on his dogs in Chapter 3 and ran into mosquitoes?

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

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

5. How much was Paulsen supposed to earn for a farmer when he had the encounter with the moose?

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