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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Paulsen remember canoeing with another man in Chapter 3?
(a) Northern Minnesota.
(b) Southern Canada.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Colorado.

2. In Chapter 2, when Paulsen was traveling to Alaska with his dogs, what did he use to go after a moose?
(a) Axe.
(b) Pistol.
(c) Tree branch.
(d) Rifle.

3. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Celery.
(c) Carrot.
(d) White mint.

5. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Canada.
(d) Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?

2. In Chapter 2, how far did a moose push a truck that Paulsen and a farmer were sitting in?

3. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?

4. What animals kill more people in North American than any other animal?

5. In Chapter 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had Paulsen seen and heard about the viciousness of mosquitoes?

2. Why did Paulsen not become a pilot later in life when he had more time and money?

3. What happened when Paulsen was stuck on the ice with his sled dogs and gear in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 2, what happened when a moose attacked Paulsen when he was running with his dogs?

5. On page 34, how often had Paulsen seen moose and why had he not seen them often?

6. Why did Paulsen never get his pilot's license?

7. What crash did Paulsen see when he was seven?

8. What did Paulsen say about the heart attack victims he saw during his first year as an ambulance volunteer in Chapter 1?

9. In Chapter 2, what did Paulsen remember about a canoe being attacked by a moose?

10. What was the worst incident that Paulsen had with mosquitoes?

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