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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 creatrue did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 he could have studied and learned a whole life's lesson?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, what did Brian catch for food?

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

4. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 6 that a person could use for bait if they did not eat it for themselves?

5. What did Paulsen say could be used to make a pot?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do most people think it means to rough it?

2. Why could Paulsen not afford to buy his first bow?

3. How did Paulsen describe his first experience hunting with his homemade bow and arrows?

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

5. What could be done with small dried bones?

6. How did Paulsen recommend heating water?

7. What did Paulsen find amazing about chickadees?

8. Where did Paulsen get the feathers for his first bow, and what considerations did he have to make when getting feathers?

9. Where and how would Paulsen run his dogs in the forest in northern Minnesota?

10. How did Paulsen work to learn how to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Paulsen once worked as a volunteer for an ambulance service. Why was Paulsen unable to save or help very many people? What did the job reveal about futility?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Paulsen train dogs to pull a sled? Why did he want to race in the Iditarod with his dogs?

Essay Topic 3

What moose attacks did Paulsen describe? What did those attacks reveal about the madness that seems to infect moose?

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