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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Running, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of lick was being given?
(a) A wound lick.
(b) A prey lick.
(c) None of these.
(d) A blood thirsty lick.

2. What was the difference between Columbia and Olaf?
(a) Columbia was smart, Olaf wasn't.
(b) Columbia was passive, Olaf was aggressive.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

3. What did Gary see on a river in Alaska?
(a) All of these.
(b) A fish, frozen into the water.
(c) A whirlpool had frozen into a cone.
(d) Snow forming from the water as it rushed against a rock.

4. What is cuter than a grouse chick, according to Gary?
(a) A baby seal.
(b) A puppy.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A kitten.

5. What did Gary catch his knee on?
(a) A tree.
(b) A sharp snag.
(c) A rock.
(d) A chunk of ice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olaf like to fight about?

2. Who helped Paulsen out of the sled?

3. What did Gary give the dogs to help ease their boredom?

4. When do people still tiptoe?

5. Who got the first of the hen's wrath?

(see the answer key)

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