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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, how tall was the moose that Paulsen saw?
(a) 5 1/2 feet.
(b) About 6 feet.
(c) Nearly 7 feet.
(d) 6 1/2 feet.

2. In Chapter 1, where did Paulsen and his wife live?
(a) Farm.
(b) Small village.
(c) A medium-sized town.
(d) Prairie town.

3. How many heart attack victims did Paulsen see in his first year volunteering in Chapter 1?
(a) 9.
(b) At least a dozen.
(c) 15.
(d) About two dozen.

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

5. How much did Paulsen earn picking potatoes?
(a) 10 cents a bushel.
(b) 7 cents a bushel.
(c) 5 cents a bushel.
(d) 3 cents a bushel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paulsen was in the desert in Chapter 6, what was the only thing he had to eat for a day and a half?

2. What animals kill more people in North American than any other animal?

3. What did a man break when cross country skiiing in the dead of winter that led to his death?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where was Paulsen living?

5. When Paulsen and a companion ran into deerflies in Chapter 3, how far could Paulsen not see his companion?

(see the answer key)

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