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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How have small animals died from mosquitoes?

2. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?

3. In Chapter 3, what had been bothering Paulsen's dogs?

4. After Paulsen got his first rifle, what animals did he bring home to eat?

5. What did most men die from who went into the wilderness to be trappers and mountain men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some other insects that Paulsen said bothered humans?

2. In Chapter 2, what happened when a moose attacked Paulsen when he was running with his dogs?

3. On page 34, how often had Paulsen seen moose and why had he not seen them often?

4. What was Paulsen's least favorite job, and why did he do it anyway?

5. Where was Paulsen when he saw a deer kill a boy, and how did he describe the attack?

6. In Chapter 2, what were some jobs that Paulsen had that enabled him to buy clothing and supplies for school?

7. Where did Paulsen live, and what was the ambulance service like when he became a volunteer ambulance driver?

8. What does Paulsen remember being attacked by, and what was the worst in Chapter 2?

9. What was the first near crash Paulsen had in Chapter 1 after running his first Iditarod?

10. In Chapter 2, what did Paulsen remember about a canoe being attacked by a moose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paulsen provides some recipes and ways to cook in the wilderness. What did Paulsen learn about cooking in the wild? Why was cooking such a joy in the wild?

Essay Topic 2

Paulsen found the chickadee to be an amazing creature. Why was Paulsen fascinated by the chickadee? What lessons did he think could be learned from the chickadee?

Essay Topic 3

What moose attacks did Paulsen describe? What did those attacks reveal about the madness that seems to infect moose?

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