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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many more years beyond that night did Storm last?
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

2. How old was Gary when he stopped believing in the fairy tale version of the forest?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty.

3. What stopped the wolves?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Gary yelling at them.
(d) The excited barking of the other dogs.

4. Why didn't Gary cross the lake though it was frozen and would have saved him time?
(a) It wouldn't have supported the sled.
(b) It was against the rules.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Both of these.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gary think about simply running the dogs for no reason?

2. What happened when Storm was tied to the sled, and the sled started to move?

3. What was the dog that Paulsen hooked up to the lead?

4. The wind needs to blow in which direction to light the paper fire?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What do people do that lived through the "summer of terror" do when Hawk is on top of the woodpile?

2. What kinds of preparations need to be done before Paulsen can go to sleep?

3. What was the game Gary witnessed Columbia play with Olaf at his expense?

4. For what reason does Paulsen have predator problems?

5. What is an "honest dog"?

6. What did Gary think he was doing when he picked up the grouse eggs?

7. How does 'mother love' take on a different meaning with a Banty hen?

8. What did Paulsen not know about dog feed?

9. How did Gary know he was in trouble?

10. Why didn't Gary put the deer out of her misery?

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