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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 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?
(a) Weekly.
(b) 3 times a week.
(c) 2 times a week.
(d) Monthly.

2. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?
(a) 48.
(b) About 3 dozen.
(c) 36.
(d) Several dozen.

3. In Chapter 1, how many passengers were the plane that crashed east of Denver?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

5. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?
(a) Nearly 7 feet.
(b) 5 1/2 feet.
(c) 6 1/2 feet.
(d) About 6 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

2. In Chapter 1, what was the name of Paulsen's flight instructor at the end of the chapter?

3. On page 59, what animal did Paulsen see close to death from mosquitoes packed in its ears?

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

5. How many mints did the buck eat in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did Paulsen live, and what was the ambulance service like when he became a volunteer ambulance driver?

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

4. Why are mosquitoes so deadly?

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

6. What were some other insects that Paulsen said bothered humans?

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

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

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

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

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