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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long should it have taken Paulsen to get to a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 18 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 31 minutes.
(d) 14 minutes.

2. How long did Paulsen work on the man from a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) 35 minutes.

3. How long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 11 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

4. When Paulsen first saw the moose, how fast did he think it was traveling?
(a) 50 or 60 miles an hour.
(b) 20 or 30 miles an hour.
(c) 40 or 50 miles an hour.
(d) 60 or 70 miles an hour.

5. How many Iditarods did Paulsen run before writing Dogsong?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paulsen ran his second Ititarod race, how long did the runners have to wait for dog food to be dropped to them?

2. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?

3. Where did Paulsen say that grouse liked to hide?

4. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?

5. How far did the wreckage spread from the plane that crashed east of Denver in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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