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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 many small fish did Paulsen say in Chapter 5, he would have to eat to satisfy his hunger?
(a) 12 or 13.
(b) 10 or 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

2. In Chapter 5, what did Brian eat in the book excerpt at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Raw fish.
(b) Turtle.
(c) Insect.
(d) Egg.

3. When Paulsen was in the desert in Chapter 6, what was the only thing he had to eat for a day and a half?
(a) A turtle.
(b) 2 lizards.
(c) A iguana.
(d) Beetles.

4. On Friday nights in Chapter 4, where did Paulsen work on Friday nights?
(a) Churcn cemetery.
(b) Bowling alley.
(c) Vet office.
(d) Grocery store.

5. How would an animal be prepared for plank cooking?
(a) Cut it in half.
(b) Leave it whole.
(c) Debone it.
(d) Cut it in quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of a friend of Paulsen's who had a snapping turtle bite his right buttock cheek?

2. In Chapter 4, how much did the bullets cost per box for Paulsen's first rifle?

3. The year that Paulsen was 15, what was the weather like that fall?

4. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?

5. What was the first recipe that Paulsen recorded in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did Paulsen have when he shot a buck in a swamp?

2. How did Paulsen say that a person could make a pot for cooking when in the wilderness?

3. How did Paulsen work to learn how to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock?

4. What did Paulsen learn about hunger and eating?

5. Where and how would Paulsen run his dogs in the forest in northern Minnesota?

6. When did Paulsen start hitting game and targets with his homemade bow and arrows?

7. Where did Paulsen get the feathers for his first bow, and what considerations did he have to make when getting feathers?

8. How did the men on the Lewis and Clark expedition get their water and what happened because of the way they got their water?

9. Why did Paulsen change his mind about eating the guts of animals?

10. How did Paulsen describe his first experience hunting with his homemade bow and arrows?

(see the answer keys)

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