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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 big was the buck that Paulsen took with a bow when he was 15?

2. After his experience killing a buck with a bow when he was 15, what did Paulsen always carry with him when he went hunting?

3. What type of cooking did Paulsen consider more of an accident than cooking?

4. How long did it take Paulsen spend looking around a lake in the north woods for a rock that would give off sparks when struck with a hatchet?

5. Where did Paulsen train for his first Iditarod?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did Paulsen change his mind about eating the guts of animals?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A role model can be a positive influence in someone’s life. What were some role models in Paulsen’s life? Which of those role models had a positive influence and which had a negative influence in Paulsen’s life? Why did these role models have a positive or negative influence in Paulsen’s life?

Essay Topic 2

Paulsen found the chickadee to be an amazing creature. Why was Paulsen fascinated by the chickadee? What lessons did he think could be learned from the chickadee?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Paulsen write Guts?

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