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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. In Chapter 2, besides Minnesota and Canada, where else did Paulsen remember spending time?
(a) Colorado Rockies and Wyoming Bighorns.
(b) Texas.
(c) Nebraska.
(d) Idaho and Utah.

2. How many people can be infected and possibly killed by one mosquito?
(a) A few.
(b) Several.
(c) 18.
(d) 11.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where was Paulsen living?
(a) Cabin.
(b) Sailboat.
(c) Yurt.
(d) Condo.

4. How many people die yearly from mosquito tranmitted diseases?
(a) 158,000.
(b) 100s.
(c) 1000s.
(d) 308,943.

5. How many mosquitoes bite?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Paulsen say that grouse liked to hide?

2. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?

3. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?

5. What volunteer job did Paulsen have in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was Paulsen's least favorite job, and why did he do it anyway?

6. Why are mosquitoes so deadly?

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

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

9. In Chapter 3, what did Paulsen say killed more people in North American than any other creature?

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

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