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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Paulsen wearing in Chapter 3 when he went to check on his dogs?
(a) Boxers.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Sweat pants.
(d) Flannel pajamas.

2. How many mints did the buck eat in Chapter 3?
(a) 4 or 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3 or 4.

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

4. How old was Paulsen when he saw a young boy killed by a deer in a state park?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

5. During Paulsen's first hunt with his homemade bow, how many arrows did he shoot at a grouse and miss?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big was the buck that Paulsen took with a bow when he was 15?

2. In Chapter 3, how often were Paulsen's dogs coated with mosquito repellent?

3. In Chapter 2, how far did a moose push a truck that Paulsen and a farmer were sitting in?

4. In Chapter 2, when Paulsen was traveling to Alaska with his dogs, what did he use to go after a moose?

5. When Paulsen was 15, where was he when he shot a buck and it fell on him?

(see the answer key)

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