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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. What animals kill more people in North American than any other animal?
(a) White-tailed and mule deer.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Moose.
(d) Bear.

2. What time of year was it when Paulsen was traveling with his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) December.

3. In Chapter 3, what was the mother doing when the deer struck the boy with his hooves?
(a) Carrying things to the car.
(b) Taking a picture.
(c) Getting water.
(d) Fixing food.

4. What was driving Brian crazy in the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Rain.
(b) Insects.
(c) Cold.
(d) Sun.

5. How far was a ranch that Paulsen went to from Colorado Springs?
(a) About 70 miles.
(b) 56 miles.
(c) 45 miles.
(d) Some 60 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brian land in Hatchet?

2. How many people die yearly from mosquito tranmitted diseases?

3. How was Paulsen injured in the moose attack at the end of Chapter 2?

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

5. In Chapter 2, how far had Paulsen run with his dogs when he bent to adjust a thermos that was rattling?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what happened to a pilot and his passengers who took off from Denver?

3. Where was Paulsen when he saw a deer kill a boy, and how did he describe the attack?

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

5. What might cause madness in moose?

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

7. What happened in the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 1?

8. What did Paulsen believe was the solution to all the dangers in the wilderness?

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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