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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. What did Paulsen enjoy eating when he was a laborer on a bad film about mountain men in Chapter 6?
2. When it got dark the night Paulsen shot his first buck with a bow when he was 15, where did he set up camp?
3. What type of wood did Paulsen use for his first bow?
4. When Paulsen shot his first buck with an arrow when he was 15, how far was he from his bicycle?
5. In Chapter 4, what was the model number of the broadheads that Paulsen bought?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why could Paulsen not afford to buy his first bow?
2. When did Paulsen start hitting game and targets with his homemade bow and arrows?
3. Why did Paulsen's dogs take off at a dead run when he stopped at a village along the Bering Sea while he was running his first Iditarod?
4. What do most people think it means to rough it?
5. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?
6. Why did Paulsen choose three-bladed broadheads for his arrows?
7. How did Paulsen describe his first experience hunting with his homemade bow and arrows?
8. Where did Paulsen get the feathers for his first bow, and what considerations did he have to make when getting feathers?
9. Why did Paulsen change his mind about eating the guts of animals?
10. What was the key to cooking meat on a spit?
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
Each chapter has a descriptive title. Are these title spoilers?
Essay Topic 3
Point of view determines what readers know about events and characters. What is the point of the view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?
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