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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was a boy that Paulsen saw killed by a deer in a state park?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

7. 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) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

8. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) Deerflies.
(c) Tainted water.
(d) Blackflies.

9. Where did Paulsen say that he was sitting when he had another experience with a moose?
(a) 1940 Chevy truck.
(b) 1941 Dodge truck.
(c) 1938 Ford truck.
(d) 1936 Ford truck.

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

11. 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) There were not that many mosquitoes.
(c) Mosquitoes do not carry disease in the north.
(d) They were a different type of mosquito than found in Africa.

12. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

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

14. In Chapter 3, what was the mother doing when the deer struck the boy with his hooves?
(a) Fixing food.
(b) Getting water.
(c) Taking a picture.
(d) Carrying things to the car.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where was Paulsen living?
(a) Cabin.
(b) Condo.
(c) Sailboat.
(d) Yurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how far did a moose push a truck that Paulsen and a farmer were sitting in?

2. How was Paulsen injured in the moose attack at the end of Chapter 2?

3. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?

4. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?

5. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?

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