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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 did Brian feel when he got his first hit in the excerpt at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Thankful.
(b) Elated.
(c) Excited.
(d) Proud.

2. How hot did Paulsen say that granite needed to be for a stew?
(a) 90 degrees.
(b) 80 degrees.
(c) Red-hot.
(d) Warm to the touch.

3. In Chapter 4, what might men working in factories make in a day?
(a) $10.
(b) $8.
(c) $15.
(d) $12.

4. Who used the technique that Paulsen recommended for making a cooking pot?
(a) Cubans.
(b) Jamaicans.
(c) Haitians.
(d) Native Americans.

5. When Paulsen was 15, where was he when he shot a buck and it fell on him?
(a) Swamp.
(b) Woods.
(c) Thicket.
(d) Prairie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first animal Paulsen killed with his homemade bow after practicing to get his aim right?

2. When Paulsen was in the desert in Chapter 6, what was the only thing he had to eat for a day and a half?

3. Where did he buy his broadheads from in Chapter 4?

4. What type of branch did Paulsen say to choose to hold a cooking pot over the fire?

5. In Chapter 5, how many grouse did Paulsen say that it took to satisfy his hunger?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paulsen prepare fish and game for making a stew?

2. What did Paulsen do with the buck he shot when he was 15 when he got home?

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

4. How did an Apache show Paulsen how to catch rabbits, and what did Paulsen catch one time when he was following the Apache's instructions?

5. What was the key to cooking meat on a spit?

6. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?

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

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

9. What do most people think it means to rough it?

10. Why could Paulsen not afford to buy his first bow?

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