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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 2, how far did a moose push a truck that Paulsen and a farmer were sitting in?
(a) 40 feet.
(b) 35 feet.
(c) 45 feet.
(d) 30 feet.

3. How much did Paulsen earn picking potatoes?
(a) 3 cents a bushel.
(b) 5 cents a bushel.
(c) 7 cents a bushel.
(d) 10 cents a bushel.

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

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

6. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?
(a) Minnesota.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Canada.

7. What type of plane did Paulsen see crash when he was on a ship headed to the Philippines?
(a) C-54.
(b) DC-4.
(c) Tu-95.
(d) Tu-114.

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

9. In Chapter 3, how much did Paulsen itch after being attacked by mosquitoes in his dog kennel?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 days.
(c) A week.
(d) 2 days.

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

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

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

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

14. On page 59, what animal did Paulsen see close to death from mosquitoes packed in its ears?
(a) Raccoon.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Fawn.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many major highways were near the town where Paulsen and his wife lived in Chapter 1?

3. What season was it when Paulsen first ran into a moose?

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

5. In Chapter 2, what was Paulsen's job going to be at the time he had a second encounter with a moose?

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