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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the primary difference between people and animals?
(a) All of these.
(b) People use tools.
(c) People use fire.
(d) People have opposable thumbs.

2. Who 'doctored' Gary's wounds?
(a) Duberry.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Olaf.
(d) Obeah.

3. What came out of the willows?
(a) A white tailed deer.
(b) A fox.
(c) A lynx.
(d) A cougar.

4. Why does Paulsen have problems with wildlife?
(a) The smell of meat is always near the kennel due to the dogs diet.
(b) The smell of cooking attracts animals.
(c) All of these.
(d) The smell of camp attracts animals.

5. How long did it take the dogs to understand fire?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) An hour.
(c) Forty-five minutes.
(d) Five minutes.

6. What is contrary to popular belief?
(a) All of these.
(b) Dog teams don't stop when their musher falls off.
(c) Dog teams are useless when it comes to helping their musher.
(d) Dog teams don't care for their musher.

7. What mistake did Paulsen make?
(a) He threw a rock at the bear.
(b) He threw a stick at the bear.
(c) He threw a tomato at the bear.
(d) He threw a shoe at the bear.

8. What is largely useless to sled dogs in dry food?
(a) The kibbles themselves.
(b) The corn meal used as a base.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

9. What caused the dogs to be fearful?
(a) All of these.
(b) The gun.
(c) The fire.
(d) The sparks.

10. Why are bears attracted to the burning paper?
(a) Both of these.
(b) There's sometimes food residue left on the paper.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) It smells like a garbage dump.

11. What does Gary know was wrong of him to do?
(a) Stop the wolves.
(b) Kill the wolves.
(c) Yell.
(d) All of these.

12. Who did Gary see looking over the top of the waterfall at him?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Cookie.
(d) Obeah.

13. What happened when Gary had attempted to put the eggs under the mean-spirited hen?
(a) She bit down on his leather coat and tore it.
(b) She pecked his hand bloody.
(c) She squawked and stepped on one of her own eggs.
(d) She bit down on his thumbnail and tore a bit off.

14. When Paulsen let Storm run free of harness or anything, what did he do?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Sat down patiently by his position.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Ran back into his harness position and acted as though to pull.

15. What have the chickens discovered?
(a) That the dogs scare predators away.
(b) That the cats can be ridden.
(c) All of these.
(d) That the chimney conducts heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was in the middle of the camp?

2. What did Gary begin training his dogs for?

3. What stopped Paulsen from killing the bear?

4. How many hours did the dogs run without a break?

5. What animal was Minnesota having a problem with?

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