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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 15-foot piece of rope.
(b) Raincoat.
(c) Chain.
(d) Tarp.

2. On Friday nights in Chapter 4, where did Paulsen work on Friday nights?
(a) Bowling alley.
(b) Vet office.
(c) Churcn cemetery.
(d) Grocery store.

3. In Chapter 5, why did Paulsen say that he could no longer winter in Northern Minnesota?
(a) Allergies.
(b) His heart.
(c) Asthma.
(d) COPD.

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

5. When Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod, what did his dogs smell that made them take off at a run?
(a) Dead walrus.
(b) Dead fish.
(c) Dead seal.
(d) Dead polar bear.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how did Paulsen say that a lot of people prepared a hot meal?
(a) Microwave.
(b) Slow cooker.
(c) Skillet.
(d) Grill.

7. Where did he buy his broadheads from in Chapter 4?
(a) Army surplus store.
(b) Lumber store.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Hardware store.

8. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 was almost like eating a snack food if you remembered the salt?
(a) Grub worms.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Ants.
(d) Snake.

9. Who was near the item that Paulsen's dogs ran toward when Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod?
(a) Several men.
(b) Little boy.
(c) A couple of women.
(d) Old man.

10. How old was the arrowhead that Paulsen said he got for Christmas in Chapter 4?
(a) 500 B.C.
(b) 1813.
(c) 300 B.C.
(d) 1748.

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

12. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what did Brian catch for food?
(a) Fish.
(b) Squirrel.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Turtle.

13. What was the name of a friend of Paulsen's who had a snapping turtle bite his right buttock cheek?
(a) Walter.
(b) Peter.
(c) David.
(d) William.

14. Where do chickadees migrate?
(a) New Mexico.
(b) Texas.
(c) Mexico.
(d) No where.

15. In Chapter 4, what was the model number of the broadheads that Paulsen bought?
(a) MA-3s.
(b) MA-5s.
(c) MA-4s.
(d) MA-2s.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how much did the bullets cost per box for Paulsen's first rifle?

2. How much could Paulsen sell a snowshoe rabbit for in Chapter 4?

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

4. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?

5. In Chapter 5, how many days did Paulsen say that he went without a kill?

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