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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 did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

2. Where did Paulsen remember canoeing with another man in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?

4. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?

5. How fast was the ship that Paulsen was on when he saw a plane ditch in the Pacific?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the worst incident that Paulsen had with mosquitoes?

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, what happened to a pilot and his passengers who took off from Denver?

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

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

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

9. What might cause madness in moose?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each chapter has a descriptive title. Are these title spoilers?

Essay Topic 2

In the Brian books, he suffered attacks from mosquitoes. Why did Paulsen say that mosquitoes were the most deadly creatures to man? What dangers were there because of mosquitoes, especially in warm climates?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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