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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 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?
2. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?
3. How old was Paulsen when he first witnessed the madness of a moose?
4. When Paulsen reached the scene of an airplane crash in Chapter 1, what was the only recognizable piece of the plane?
5. How much was Paulsen supposed to earn for a farmer when he had the encounter with the moose?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Libby Riddles and how did she win the Iditarod?
2. What was the target of the first moose that Paulsen saw, and how did the moose demolish its target?
3. What had Paulsen seen and heard about the viciousness of mosquitoes?
4. In Chapter 3, what did Paulsen say killed more people in North American than any other creature?
5. What was a moose attack like in Chapter 2 when Paulsen was driving his dogs to Alaska?
6. What was the worst incident that Paulsen had with mosquitoes?
7. What were some other insects that Paulsen said bothered humans?
8. What did Paulsen believe was the solution to all the dangers in the wilderness?
9. What happened when Paulsen was stuck on the ice with his sled dogs and gear in Chapter 1?
10. What was the first near crash Paulsen had in Chapter 1 after running his first Iditarod?
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 moose attacks did Paulsen describe? What did those attacks reveal about the madness that seems to infect moose?
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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