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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 the spring and summer when there was no snow, what would Paulsen train his dogs with in Chapter 5?
(a) 3-wheeled training cart.
(b) Sled with wheels.
(c) Pony cart.
(d) 2-wheeled training cart.

2. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Ants.
(c) Grubs.
(d) Worms.

3. What type of bones do not have marrow?
(a) Bird.
(b) Rats.
(c) Alligator.
(d) Raccoon.

4. How much could Paulsen sell a snowshoe rabbit for in Chapter 4?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 15 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 25 cents.

5. In Chapter 4, what was the model number of the broadheads that Paulsen bought?
(a) MA-5s.
(b) MA-4s.
(c) MA-2s.
(d) MA-3s.

Short Answer Questions

1. About how old was the boy that offered Paulsen things to eat in an Alaskan village in Chapter 5?

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. When Paulsen stopped at a village during his first Iditarod, what did his dogs smell that made them take off at a run?

4. What was the pull weight of Paulsen's Bear Cub bow in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Paulsen train for his first Iditarod?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Paulsen see a young boy about six eating at a village along the Bering Sea during his first Iditarod?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?

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

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

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