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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Brian feel when he got his first hit in the excerpt at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Elated.
(b) Thankful.
(c) Excited.
(d) Proud.

2. After Paulsen went a few days without making a kill, what did he kill?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Red Squirrel.
(c) Gopher.
(d) Gray squirrel.

3. In the spring and summer when there was no snow, what would Paulsen train his dogs with in Chapter 5?
(a) Sled with wheels.
(b) Pony cart.
(c) 2-wheeled training cart.
(d) 3-wheeled training cart.

4. In Chapter 4, what might men working in factories make in a day?
(a) $8.
(b) $10.
(c) $15.
(d) $12.

5. When Paulsen was in the desert in Chapter 6, what was the only thing he had to eat for a day and a half?
(a) Beetles.
(b) 2 lizards.
(c) A iguana.
(d) A turtle.

6. When did people live like Brian did in Paulsen's books?
(a) 30,000 to 50,000 B.C.
(b) Prehistoric times.
(c) 2,000 to 3,000 B.C.
(d) 10,000 to 12,000 B.C.

7. What was the first thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat in Chapter 5?
(a) Blood from a seal.
(b) Entrails from a walrus.
(c) Entrails from a seal.
(d) Blubber from a seal.

8. After buying broadheads in Chapter 4, what type of shafts did Paulsen buy?
(a) Willow.
(b) Oak.
(c) Cedar.
(d) Walnut.

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

10. 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 fish.
(b) Dead walrus.
(c) Dead polar bear.
(d) Dead seal.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, what type of rifle did Paulsen remember using to kill a deer?

3. How old was the arrowhead that Paulsen said he got for Christmas in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 5, what was the name of Paulsen's lead dog?

5. When Paulsen shot his first buck with an arrow when he was 15, how far was he from his bicycle?

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