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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 4, what type of rifle did Paulsen remember using to kill a deer?

2. What was the first animal Paulsen killed with his homemade bow after practicing to get his aim right?

3. In Chapter 5, why did Paulsen say that he could no longer winter in Northern Minnesota?

4. How long did Paulsen say that water needed to be boiled before drinking?

5. What did Paulsen take to eat the first time he went hunting with his homemade bow?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Paulsen start hitting game and targets with his homemade bow and arrows?

2. What problems did Paulsen have when he shot a buck in a swamp?

3. How would native peoples eat intestines from animals they killed?

4. What did Paulsen learn about hunger and eating?

5. Why did Paulsen choose three-bladed broadheads for his arrows?

6. What was the one thing that Paulsen could not eat and keep down?

7. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?

8. How did Paulsen prepare fish and game for making a stew?

9. How did the men on the Lewis and Clark expedition get their water and what happened because of the way they got their water?

10. What did Paulsen see a young boy about six eating at a village along the Bering Sea during his first Iditarod?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Why did Paulsen decide that he preferred hunting with a bow rather than a gun? How did he make that decision?

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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