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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Paulsen was 15, how much would a butcher charge to cut a deer carcass and wrap it in packages?
(a) $2.
(b) A 1/4 of the meat.
(c) An 1/8 of the meat.
(d) $5.

2. From what animal would Native Americans eat the intestines?
(a) Bear.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Elk.
(d) Deer.

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

4. What did Paulsen say you might want to remove when making a fish or meat stew?
(a) Liver.
(b) Heart.
(c) Stomach and intestines.
(d) Kidneys.

5. 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 1/2 feet or more across.
(c) 3 feet or more across.
(d) 2 or more feet across.

6. How would an animal be prepared for plank cooking?
(a) Cut it in quarters.
(b) Debone it.
(c) Cut it in half.
(d) Leave it whole.

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

8. What type of cooking did Paulsen consider more of an accident than cooking?
(a) Rock cooking.
(b) Pit cooking.
(c) Plank cooking.
(d) Spit cooking.

9. What would you need to seal a handmade pot for cooking?
(a) Pine pitch.
(b) Animal fat.
(c) Willow branches.
(d) Clay.

10. When it got dark the night Paulsen shot his first buck with a bow when he was 15, where did he set up camp?
(a) Cave.
(b) Thicket.
(c) Willows.
(d) Hollow log.

11. What types of stone did Paulsen recommend to use to heat a cooking pot over a fire?
(a) Granite.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Feldspar.
(d) Quartz.

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

13. In Chapter 5, how many grouse did Paulsen say that it took to satisfy his hunger?
(a) 3 or more.
(b) 2 or more.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

14. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how far was he from town?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 4 1/2 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

15. Where did Paulsen say that he got his first bow-killed deer in Chapter 4?
(a) Abandoned homestead.
(b) Behind an old barn.
(c) Thicket.
(d) In a meadow.

Short Answer Questions

1. After his experience killing a buck with a bow when he was 15, what did Paulsen always carry with him when he went hunting?

2. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 was almost like eating a snack food if you remembered the salt?

3. Where do chickadees migrate?

4. Who was near the item that Paulsen's dogs ran toward when Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod?

5. What type of cooking did Paulsen not recommend?

(see the answer keys)

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