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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 5, how many times did Paulsen try to eat turtle eggs and fail?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

2. What volunteer job did Paulsen have in Chapter 1?
(a) Volunteer peace officer.
(b) Emergency ambulance.
(c) Volunteer firefighter.
(d) Paramedic.

3. How far was a ranch that Paulsen went to from Colorado Springs?
(a) 56 miles.
(b) About 70 miles.
(c) 45 miles.
(d) Some 60 miles.

4. In Chapter 1, what was the nearest ambulance service from the town where Paulsen and his wife lived?
(a) 500 miles.
(b) 1000s of square miles.
(c) 800 miles.
(d) 100s of square miles.

5. Where do chickadees migrate?
(a) Texas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) No where.
(d) Mexico.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where can a moose pick up a parasite that can cause madness?

2. What time of year was it when Paulsen was traveling with his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?

3. Where did Paulsen remember canoeing with another man in Chapter 3?

4. How fast was the ship that Paulsen was on when he saw a plane ditch in the Pacific?

5. At the end of a long voyage in the old days of sailing ships, how much might a sailor pay for a rat?

(see the answer key)

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