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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 35 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. How close did the moose come to Paulsen in Chapter 2?
(a) 5 feet.
(b) 4 feet.
(c) 2 feet.
(d) 3 feet.

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

5. How many people can be infected and possibly killed by one mosquito?
(a) A few.
(b) Several.
(c) 11.
(d) 18.

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

7. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?
(a) 160 knots.
(b) 190 knots.
(c) 150 knots.
(d) 180 knots.

8. How much was Paulsen supposed to earn for a farmer when he had the encounter with the moose?
(a) $5 a day plus room and board.
(b) $7 a day plus room and board.
(c) $6 a day plus room and board.
(d) $4 a day plus room and board.

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

10. 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) Haying.
(c) Weeding.
(d) Picking up rocks.

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

12. How many people die yearly from mosquito tranmitted diseases?
(a) 308,943.
(b) 158,000.
(c) 1000s.
(d) 100s.

13. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?
(a) 12,000 feet.
(b) 10,000 feet.
(c) 5,000 feet.
(d) 7,000 feet.

14. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1947.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?

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

4. After Paulsen got his first rifle, what animals did he bring home to eat?

5. In Chapter 2, how far had Paulsen run with his dogs when he bent to adjust a thermos that was rattling?

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