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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 5, how many grouse did Paulsen say that it took to satisfy his hunger?
(a) 4.
(b) 3 or more.
(c) 2 or more.
(d) 2.

2. After his experience killing a buck with a bow when he was 15, what did Paulsen always carry with him when he went hunting?
(a) Chain.
(b) 15-foot piece of rope.
(c) Tarp.
(d) Raincoat.

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

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 walrus.
(b) Dead polar bear.
(c) Dead seal.
(d) Dead fish.

5. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how much of the meat did he eat when he had to make camp?
(a) 4 or 5 pounds.
(b) 3 pounds.
(c) 3 or 4 pounds.
(d) 2 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of a long voyage in the old days of sailing ships, how much might a sailor pay for a rat?

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

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

4. What was the first thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat in Chapter 5?

5. What did the people build who used the technique that Paulsen recommended for making a cooking pot?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How did Paulsen recommend heating water?

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

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

7. Why did Paulsen stop using guns to hunt?

8. What did Paulsen learn about hunger and eating?

9. How did Paulsen use plank cooking?

10. What could be done with small dried bones?

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