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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) An 1/8 of the meat.
(b) $2.
(c) A 1/4 of the meat.
(d) $5.

2. In Chapter 5, what was the second thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Salmonberries.
(d) Crisco.

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

4. When Paulsen shot his first buck with an arrow when he was 15, how far was he from his bicycle?
(a) 2 1/2 miles.
(b) 1 1/2 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 3 miles.

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

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

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

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

9. At the end of a long voyage in the old days of sailing ships, how much might a sailor pay for a rat?
(a) A week's wages.
(b) 10 days' wages.
(c) 2 days' wages.
(d) Month's wages.

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

11. What did Paulsen weigh when he was 15?
(a) 145 pounds.
(b) 135 pounds.
(c) About 130 pounds.
(d) Around 140 pounds.

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

13. During what season did Paulsen first go hunting with his homemade bow?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

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

15. 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) Willows.
(b) Hollow log.
(c) Cave.
(d) Thicket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second recipe that Paulsen provided in Chapter 6?

2. What did the people build who used the technique that Paulsen recommended for making a cooking pot?

3. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how much of the meat did he eat when he had to make camp?

4. What types of stone did Paulsen recommend to use to heat a cooking pot over a fire?

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

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