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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) Tarp.
(b) Chain.
(c) Raincoat.
(d) 15-foot piece of rope.

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

3. What creatrue did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 he could have studied and learned a whole life's lesson?
(a) Dog.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Chickadee.
(d) Fox.

4. 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?
(a) 4 or 5 pounds.
(b) 3 or 4 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) 3 pounds.

5. In Chapter 5, where did Paulsen say that during his first Iditarod he stopped at a village early in the day?
(a) Arctic Sea.
(b) Clarks Point.
(c) King Cove.
(d) Beiring Sea.

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

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

8. When spit cooking, what is the most important thing to do?
(a) Keep it close to the fire.
(b) Marinate the meat.
(c) Rotate the meat.
(d) Remove any fur or feathers.

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

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

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

12. In Chapter 5, how big did Paulsen say that some of the snapping turtles were?
(a) 3 feet or more across.
(b) 2 1/2 feet or more across.
(c) 2 or more feet across.
(d) 1 1/2 feet or more across.

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

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

15. What type of branch did Paulsen say to choose to hold a cooking pot over the fire?
(a) Round.
(b) Fork-shaped.
(c) Flexed.
(d) Straight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many small fish did Paulsen say in Chapter 5, he would have to eat to satisfy his hunger?

2. Where did Paulsen train for his first Iditarod?

3. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 6 that a person could use for bait if they did not eat it for themselves?

4. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how far was he from town?

5. When Paulsen was 15, how much would a butcher charge to cut a deer carcass and wrap it in packages?

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