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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. How long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 11 days.

2. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?
(a) 100s of square miles.
(b) 800 miles.
(c) 500 miles.
(d) 1000s of square miles.

3. Where was Paulsen when he ran out to check on his dogs in Chapter 3 and ran into mosquitoes?
(a) Wisconsin.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Alaska.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how much did Paulsen itch after being attacked by mosquitoes in his dog kennel?

2. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?

3. How much did Paulsen earn picking potatoes?

4. What diseases are transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes?

5. What attracted mosquitoes to dogs in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the first near crash Paulsen had in Chapter 1 after running his first Iditarod?

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

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

4. Who was Libby Riddles and how did she win the Iditarod?

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

6. What did Paulsen remember seeing after the deer killed a boy?

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

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

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

10. What does Paulsen remember being attacked by, and what was the worst in Chapter 2?

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