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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. In Chapter 3, what was the mother doing when the deer struck the boy with his hooves?

2. How close did the moose come to Paulsen in Chapter 2?

3. How many mints did the buck eat in Chapter 3?

4. How long should it have taken Paulsen to get to a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

5. When Paulsen and a companion ran into deerflies in Chapter 3, how far could Paulsen not see his companion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are mosquitoes so deadly?

2. What was the target of the first moose that Paulsen saw, and how did the moose demolish its target?

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

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

5. What crash did Paulsen see when he was seven?

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

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

8. What did Paulsen remember seeing after the deer killed a boy?

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

10. Which mosquitoes bite, and how many people can one mosquito infect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paulsen once said that “hunger makes the best sauce” (118). What did he mean by that phrase? How could hunger be a motivator?

Essay Topic 2

What process did Paulsen have to go through in order to be able to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock? What did the experience reveal about persistence?

Essay Topic 3

Paulsen saw a boy killed in a state park. How was a boy killed in a state park? What sign was near the boy’s body after he died? What was ironic about the attack?

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