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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. During what season did Paulsen first go hunting with his homemade bow?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

2. What was the worst piece of meat that Paulsen said he ever had in Chapter 6?
(a) Wolf.
(b) Badger.
(c) Jackrabbit.
(d) Porcupine.

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

4. When Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod, what did his dogs smell that made them take off at a run?
(a) Dead polar bear.
(b) Dead seal.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Dead walrus.

5. How long did it take Paulsen spend looking around a lake in the north woods for a rock that would give off sparks when struck with a hatchet?
(a) Days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) Weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where did Paulsen say that during his first Iditarod he stopped at a village early in the day?

2. How long did Paulsen say that water needed to be boiled before drinking?

3. What did Paulsen enjoy eating when he was a laborer on a bad film about mountain men in Chapter 6?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What could be done with small dried bones?

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

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

4. Why did Paulsen stop using guns to hunt?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?

10. What did Paulsen learn about hunger and eating?

(see the answer keys)

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