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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Running, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What didn't the grouse chicks know?
(a) That they were supposed to be chickens.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) That they weren't supposed to fly.

2. What was in the middle of the camp?
(a) A cougar.
(b) A deer.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A fox.

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

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

5. What gets the dogs wound up?
(a) New scents.
(b) New trails.
(c) The smell of blood.
(d) Chasing game.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do people still tiptoe?

2. What do sled dogs not really know?

3. What kind of song did the dogs sing as the fire died?

4. What happened as a result of the interaction between Olaf and Columbia?

5. What mistake did Paulsen make?

(see the answer key)

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