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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 4, how many hours would Paulsen have had to work setting pins in a bowling alley to afford a $30 bow?
(a) 130.
(b) More than 100.
(c) 115.
(d) About 120.

2. What was the first animal Paulsen killed with his homemade bow after practicing to get his aim right?
(a) Duck.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Grouse.

3. After Paulsen went a few days without making a kill, what did he kill?
(a) Red Squirrel.
(b) Gray squirrel.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Gopher.

4. How long did Paulsen say that water needed to be boiled before drinking?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

5. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say made the best sauce?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Berries.
(c) Greens.
(d) Mushrooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Paulsen say most people considered it if they had to actually cook a meal?

2. How much could Paulsen sell a snowshoe rabbit for in Chapter 4?

3. How big was the snapping turtle that Paulsen's dogs ran over one day in Chapter 5?

4. How long did it take Paulsen to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock?

5. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times did Paulsen try to eat turtle eggs and fail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Paulsen say about the first game he shot with a rifle?

3. How did Paulsen recommend heating water?

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

5. How did Paulsen use plank cooking?

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

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

8. What did Paulsen say about being hungry and British sailors in the old days of sailing ships?

9. What was the one thing that Paulsen could not eat and keep down?

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

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