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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what temperature can the chickadee survive?
(a) -20.
(b) -60.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

3. In Chapter 4, what did Paulsen pay for broadheads?
(a) 15 cents.
(b) 5 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 8 cents.

4. What did the people build who used the technique that Paulsen recommended for making a cooking pot?
(a) Boats.
(b) Rafts.
(c) Canoes.
(d) Sleds.

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

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

7. About how old was the boy that offered Paulsen things to eat in an Alaskan village in Chapter 5?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

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

10. How old was Paulsen when he made his first bow?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

12. What type of wood did Paulsen use for his first bow?
(a) Walnut.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Lemon.
(d) Maple.

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

14. How long did it take Paulsen spend looking around a lake in the north woods for a rock that would give off sparks when struck with a hatchet?
(a) Days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) Weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what might men working in factories make in a day?

2. What did Paulsen enjoy eating when he was a laborer on a bad film about mountain men in Chapter 6?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how did Paulsen say that a lot of people prepared a hot meal?

4. What did a man break when cross country skiiing in the dead of winter that led to his death?

5. In Chapter 5, what was the second thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat?

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