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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the second recipe that Paulsen provided in Chapter 6?
(a) Fish or Meat Stew.
(b) Porridge with berries.
(c) Dried meat.
(d) Trail mix.

2. After his experience killing a buck with a bow when he was 15, what did Paulsen always carry with him when he went hunting?
(a) Chain.
(b) 15-foot piece of rope.
(c) Raincoat.
(d) Tarp.

3. In Chapter 5, how big did Paulsen say that some of the snapping turtles were?
(a) 1 1/2 feet or more across.
(b) 2 or more feet across.
(c) 3 feet or more across.
(d) 2 1/2 feet or more across.

4. In Chapter 5, where did Paulsen say that during his first Iditarod he stopped at a village early in the day?
(a) Clarks Point.
(b) Arctic Sea.
(c) King Cove.
(d) Beiring Sea.

5. Who used the technique that Paulsen recommended for making a cooking pot?
(a) Cubans.
(b) Haitians.
(c) Native Americans.
(d) Jamaicans.

6. After drinking the broth of a stew, what should you eat if you cooked a small animal or fish?
(a) Everything except the brains.
(b) Everything except the kidneys.
(c) Everything.
(d) Everything except the liver.

7. What did Paulsen say most people considered it if they had to actually cook a meal?
(a) Too time consuming.
(b) Inconvenient.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) Roughing it.

8. What creatrue did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 he could have studied and learned a whole life's lesson?
(a) Chickadee.
(b) Dog.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Fox.

9. How big was the buck that Paulsen took with a bow when he was 15?
(a) Close to 200 pounds.
(b) About 225 pounds.
(c) 190 pounds.
(d) 230 pounds.

10. What did Paulsen enjoy eating when he was a laborer on a bad film about mountain men in Chapter 6?
(a) Deer.
(b) Beef.
(c) Buffalo.
(d) Lamb.

11. What was the first recipe that Paulsen recorded in Chapter 6?
(a) Dandelion tea.
(b) Hot water.
(c) Willow bark tea.
(d) Coffee.

12. How long did Paulsen say that water needed to be boiled before drinking?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

13. What type of branch did Paulsen say to choose to hold a cooking pot over the fire?
(a) Straight.
(b) Flexed.
(c) Round.
(d) Fork-shaped.

14. What would you use to hold meat on a plank to cook it?
(a) Willow branches.
(b) Stones.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Wooden pegs.

15. What was the pull weight of Paulsen's Bear Cub bow in Chapter 4?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 45 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 40 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what was the model number of the broadheads that Paulsen bought?

2. What type of wood did Paulsen use for his first bow?

3. At what temperature can the chickadee survive?

4. How old was Paulsen when he made his first bow?

5. What was the name of a friend of Paulsen's who had a snapping turtle bite his right buttock cheek?

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