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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. What animals did the bears leave alone?

2. When Paulsen let Storm run free of harness or anything, what did he do?

3. Why was it impossible to not be near this hen's brood?

4. What stopped the wolves?

5. How many eggs of one of these chickens does it take to make an omelet?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What would the grouse chicks do at first when mother called, and what happened when they didn't?

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

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

5. How are northern coyotes like wolves?

6. What did Duberry do?

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

8. What kind of personality did Olaf have and why was he liked in spite of it?

9. What is an "honest dog"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss both sides of the argument of dog sledding as a sport. What things are said, by both sides in regards to the treatment of the dogs? Decide which side of the argument you believe in and support it with three different arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss dog sledding in the media and popular culture. What seems to be the social attitude towards dog sledding? How does this vary by the environment in which these people reside?

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