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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did Paulsen and a farmer have to walk after a moose damaged the truck they were in?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

2. How much did Paulsen make for hoeing sugar beets?
(a) $11 an acre.
(b) $13 an acre.
(c) $15 an acre.
(d) $5 an acre.

3. What is the name of a popular character in Paulsen's books?
(a) Brian Robeson.
(b) Murphy.
(c) Francis Tucket.
(d) Dunc.

4. In Chapter 1, where did Paulsen and his wife live?
(a) Farm.
(b) A medium-sized town.
(c) Small village.
(d) Prairie town.

5. 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) 11 minutes.
(c) Less than 5 minutes.
(d) About 10 minutes.

6. How long should it have taken Paulsen to get to a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 31 minutes.
(b) 14 minutes.
(c) 18 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

7. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 days.

8. What diseases are transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes?
(a) Chikungunya.
(b) Malaria or dengue fever.
(c) Ebola.
(d) Zivka.

9. What animals kill more people in North American than any other animal?
(a) Moose.
(b) White-tailed and mule deer.
(c) Bear.
(d) Wolves.

10. In Chapter 2, how far had Paulsen run with his dogs when he bent to adjust a thermos that was rattling?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 35 miles.

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

12. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 72.
(b) About 40.
(c) Mid-60s.
(d) 68.

13. What was Paulsen in when he encountered a moose after the incident with the moose and a truck in Chapter 2?
(a) Car.
(b) Hunting blind.
(c) Canoe.
(d) Wagon.

14. How many dogs were injured in the incident with the moose when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?

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

4. How old was a boy that Paulsen saw killed by a deer in a state park?

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

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