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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 long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?

2. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?

3. When Paulsen and a friend drove his dogs from Minnesota to Alaska, how many days did they drive on the Alaska Highway?

4. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

5. In Chapter 2, how far did a moose push a truck that Paulsen and a farmer were sitting in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who was Libby Riddles and how did she win the Iditarod?

7. Why did Paulsen not become a pilot later in life when he had more time and money?

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

9. What might cause madness in moose?

10. What was a moose attack like in Chapter 2 when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying a piece of literature. What is the genre of Guts and why?

Essay Topic 2

Paulsen had some close calls when flying in small planes. What close calls did Paulsen have when flying in small planes? What are the challenges of flying in small planes, especially over wilderness areas?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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