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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 many people can be infected and possibly killed by one mosquito?

2. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?

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

5. When Paulsen ran his second Iditarod race, what running of the race was it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, what did Paulsen say killed more people in North American than any other creature?

5. What had Paulsen seen and heard about the viciousness of mosquitoes?

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

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

8. What happened when Paulsen was stuck on the ice with his sled dogs and gear in Chapter 1?

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

10. Why are mosquitoes so deadly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Paulsen train dogs to pull a sled? Why did he want to race in the Iditarod with his dogs?

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