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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 attracted mosquitoes to dogs in Chapter 3?
(a) Dogs' food.
(b) Feces on their anus.
(c) Carbon dioxide in their breath.
(d) Parasites on their skin.

2. On page 59, what animal did Paulsen see close to death from mosquitoes packed in its ears?
(a) Raccoon.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Fawn.

3. When Paulsen and a companion ran into deerflies in Chapter 3, how far could Paulsen not see his companion?
(a) 7 feet.
(b) 9 feet.
(c) 14 feet.
(d) 12. feet.

4. What did Brian discover kept mosquitoes away?
(a) Deer skin.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Mud.
(d) Bear grease.

5. What is the name of a popular character in Paulsen's books?
(a) Dunc.
(b) Francis Tucket.
(c) Brian Robeson.
(d) Murphy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

3. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?

4. Where can a moose pick up a parasite that can cause madness?

5. When Paulsen reached the scene of an airplane crash in Chapter 1, what was the only recognizable piece of the plane?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was a moose attack like in Chapter 2 when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska?

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

5. Why did Paulsen believe that northern mosquitoes are particularly vicious?

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

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

8. What was the target of the first moose that Paulsen saw, and how did the moose demolish its target?

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

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

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