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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 many small fish did Paulsen say in Chapter 5, he would have to eat to satisfy his hunger?
(a) 12 or 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 10 or 15.
(d) 14.

2. What did Paulsen say you might want to remove when making a fish or meat stew?
(a) Heart.
(b) Kidneys.
(c) Liver.
(d) Stomach and intestines.

3. What was the principal food for men in the British navy in the old days of sailing ships?
(a) Hardtack.
(b) Dried beans.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Rice.

4. What creatrue did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 he could have studied and learned a whole life's lesson?
(a) Chickadee.
(b) Wolf.
(c) Fox.
(d) Dog.

5. When Native Americans ate intestines, what would they use for seasoning?
(a) Heart.
(b) Pepper.
(c) Gallbladder.
(d) Salt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a man break when cross country skiiing in the dead of winter that led to his death?

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

3. During what season did Paulsen first go hunting with his homemade bow?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Paulsen use plank cooking?

3. Why did Paulsen stop using guns to hunt?

4. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?

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

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

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

8. Why did Paulsen choose three-bladed broadheads for his arrows?

9. What problems did Paulsen have when he shot a buck in a swamp?

10. How did Paulsen recommend heating water?

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