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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 1, at what altitude was the plane flying in Hatchet?
(a) 12,000 feet.
(b) 5,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 7,000 feet.

2. How close did the moose come to Paulsen in Chapter 2?
(a) 3 feet.
(b) 2 feet.
(c) 4 feet.
(d) 5 feet.

3. What type of plane did Paulsen see crash when he was on a ship headed to the Philippines?
(a) Tu-114.
(b) Tu-95.
(c) DC-4.
(d) C-54.

4. What time of year was it when Paulsen was traveling with his dogs to Alaska in Chapter 2?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) March.

5. How old was Paulsen when he saw a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

7. What happened to the pilot in Hatchet?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Aneursyn.
(c) Blood clot.
(d) Migraine.

8. How old was the man that Paulsen went to help at a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?
(a) 68.
(b) Mid-60s.
(c) About 40.
(d) 72.

9. Where did Paulsen first witness the madness of a moose?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Canada.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Minnesota.

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

11. What year did Paulsen see a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1946.

12. In Chapter 1, how fast was a pilot going when he hit a dirt ridge east of Denver?
(a) 160 knots.
(b) 180 knots.
(c) 150 knots.
(d) 190 knots.

13. What was the first rifle that Paulsen bought?
(a) Remington.
(b) Bushmaster.
(c) Colt.
(d) Winchester.

14. In Chapter 2, how far did a moose push a truck that Paulsen and a farmer were sitting in?
(a) 30 feet.
(b) 40 feet.
(c) 45 feet.
(d) 35 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Brian in Hatchet not have to worry about dying from mosquito-transmitted diseases?

3. In Chapter 1, if a life flight helicopter was needed, how long would it take to arrive?

4. What job did Paulsen have that he wrote during downtimes?

5. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?

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