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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the first animal Paulsen killed with his homemade bow after practicing to get his aim right?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Grouse.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Duck.

3. How big was the snapping turtle that Paulsen's dogs ran over one day in Chapter 5?
(a) Around 30 pounds.
(b) 35 pounds.
(c) 45 pounds.
(d) About 40 pounds.

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) King Cove.
(c) Arctic Sea.
(d) Beiring Sea.

5. What did Paulsen take to eat the first time he went hunting with his homemade bow?
(a) Ham sandwich and carrots.
(b) Egg salad sandwich and celery.
(c) Peanut butter sandwich and baked potato.
(d) Fried egg sandwich and boiled potato.

6. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say made the best sauce?
(a) Greens.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Berries.
(d) Hunger.

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

8. What type of cooking did Paulsen not recommend?
(a) Spit cooking.
(b) Kiln cooking.
(c) Pit cooking.
(d) Stone cooking.

9. In Chapter 4, what type of rifle did Paulsen remember using to kill a deer?
(a) Browning.
(b) Remington.
(c) Colt.
(d) Hawken.

10. 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) Old man.
(d) A couple of women.

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

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

13. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?
(a) Ants.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Grubs.
(d) Worms.

14. When Native Americans ate intestines, what would they use for seasoning?
(a) Gallbladder.
(b) Heart.
(c) Pepper.
(d) Salt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paulsen say you might want to remove when making a fish or meat stew?

2. After Paulsen went a few days without making a kill, what did he kill?

3. When Paulsen was in the desert in Chapter 6, what was the only thing he had to eat for a day and a half?

4. What did Paulsen weigh when he was 15?

5. When spit cooking, what is the most important thing to do?

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