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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. In the spring and summer when there was no snow, what would Paulsen train his dogs with in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, how many days did Paulsen say that he went without a kill?

4. After Paulsen went a few days without making a kill, what did he kill?

5. How old was Paulsen when he made his first bow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Paulsen say that a person could make a pot for cooking when in the wilderness?

3. What did Paulsen say about the first game he shot with a rifle?

4. What was the key to cooking meat on a spit?

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

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

7. What did Paulsen do with the buck he shot when he was 15 when he got home?

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

9. How did Paulsen recommend heating water?

10. What could be done with small dried bones?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Paulsen once said that “hunger makes the best sauce” (118). What did he mean by that phrase? How could hunger be a motivator?

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