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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. Which of the bears was nosing around the burning garbage?

2. How did the wolves hold the animal?

3. What is the perfect temperature for running?

4. How old was Gary when he stopped believing in the fairy tale version of the forest?

5. What was Gary's ignorance based on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it a gamble when the deer had come into the camp?

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

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

4. What did Paulsen not know about dog feed?

5. What traits did Obeah possess that Paulsen thought made him a good lead dog?

6. What mistake does Paulsen never hope to make again and why?

7. As writing didn't completely pay the bills, how did Paulsen make ends meet?

8. Why were people driven out of the house of Gary's neighbor?

9. What situation occurred to make Paulsen do something he didn't want to do?

10. What does Gary define as "Bone Wars"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the domestication of animals to serve a purpose for humanity. Suggest purposes for each domesticated animal, and how it might have been tamed in the first place. How have these needs changed throughout history, and to what major purpose to most domesticated animals serve today? What are some notable exceptions to this? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Paulsen discusses how one of his lead dogs was more often than not a fighter and how he initially thought this was a quality of all sled dogs. Although he admits he was wrong, for that situation, he offers no explanation as to how he found out it was a wrong insight. Provide an explanation as to what happened to convince him that this was an undesirable characteristic.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the evolution of dogsledding, from when it was the only means of transportation to now being an optional means. What sort of things have become a luxury in the far north as a result of the change in shipping behavior? How has the overall public opinion changed as a result of alternative means of transportation?

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