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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?
(a) 25 yards and 1/16 mile long.
(b) 200 yards wide and 1/2 mile long.
(c) 75 yards and 1/8 mile long.
(d) 100 yards wide and a 1/4 mile long.

2. What was Paulsen wearing in Chapter 3 when he went to check on his dogs?
(a) Sweat pants.
(b) Flannel pajamas.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Boxers.

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

4. How are most people killed by deer?
(a) Spreading of disease.
(b) Eating poisoned meat.
(c) Direct attacks.
(d) Car accidents.

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. In Chapter 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?
(a) Weekly.
(b) Monthly.
(c) 3 times a week.
(d) 2 times a week.

11. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?
(a) Deer.
(b) Moose.
(c) Bear.
(d) Elk.

12. What attracted mosquitoes to dogs in Chapter 3?
(a) Carbon dioxide in their breath.
(b) Dogs' food.
(c) Feces on their anus.
(d) Parasites on their skin.

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

14. What did the moose charge in Chapter 2?
(a) Deer.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Goat.
(d) Pine tree.

15. What happened to the pilot in Hatchet?
(a) Blood clot.
(b) Aneursyn.
(c) Migraine.
(d) Heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What volunteer job did Paulsen have in Chapter 1?

2. Where did Paulsen say that he was sitting when he had another experience with a moose?

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

4. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?

5. What was Paulsen in when he encountered a moose after the incident with the moose and a truck in Chapter 2?

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