View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many days did Paulsen say that he went without a kill?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

2. What attracted mosquitoes to dogs in Chapter 3?
(a) Dogs' food.
(b) Carbon dioxide in their breath.
(c) Feces on their anus.
(d) Parasites on their skin.

3. What was the principal food for men in the British navy in the old days of sailing ships?
(a) Rice.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Dried beans.
(d) Hardtack.

4. When Paulsen and a companion ran into deerflies in Chapter 3, how far could Paulsen not see his companion?
(a) 9 feet.
(b) 7 feet.
(c) 14 feet.
(d) 12. feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the excerpt from Hatchet at the beginning of Chapter 2, what hits Brian?

2. What did Paulsen take to eat the first time he went hunting with his homemade bow?

3. Where had Paulsen spent time in the wilderness woods?

4. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample