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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Paulsen got his first rifle, what animals did he bring home to eat?
(a) Pheasants and rabbits.
(b) Pigeons and squirrels.
(c) Rabbits and squirrels.
(d) Rabbits and ruffed grouse.

2. Where had Paulsen spent time in the wilderness woods?
(a) Minnesota, Canada, and Alaska.
(b) Wisconsin, Michigan, and New York.
(c) Alaska and Canada.
(d) Michigan and Canada.

3. When Paulsen was traveling with a pilot in a Cessna 406 bushplane and they had to make an emergency landing, how long did it take to restart the engine?
(a) 8 minutes.
(b) About 10 minutes.
(c) 11 minutes.
(d) Less than 5 minutes.

4. Why did Brian in Hatchet not have to worry about dying from mosquito-transmitted diseases?
(a) He found a way to avoid the bites.
(b) There were not that many mosquitoes.
(c) They were a different type of mosquito than found in Africa.
(d) Mosquitoes do not carry disease in the north.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 3, where was Paulsen living?
(a) Sailboat.
(b) Cabin.
(c) Condo.
(d) Yurt.

6. What job did Paulsen have that he wrote during downtimes?
(a) Construction.
(b) Ranger.
(c) Snow plow driver.
(d) Oil field worker.

7. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Paulsen know killed a man while on a fishing trip?
(a) Poison ivy.
(b) Tainted water.
(c) Deerflies.
(d) Blackflies.

8. How long after the man from the ranch northeast of Colorado Springs died, did Paulsen witness an airplane crash?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 11 days.

9. 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.

10. What did a boy in Chapter 3 feed a young white-tailed buck?
(a) Carrot.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Celery.
(d) White mint.

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

12. What did Paulsen say that grouse fed on in Chapter 2?
(a) Blueberries.
(b) Mulberries.
(c) Cranberries.
(d) Chokeberries.

13. In Chapter 3, how much did Paulsen itch after being attacked by mosquitoes in his dog kennel?
(a) 2 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

14. In Chapter 3, how many dogs were in Paulsen's kennel?
(a) Several dozen.
(b) About 3 dozen.
(c) 48.
(d) 36.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what had been bothering Paulsen's dogs?

2. How long should it have taken Paulsen to get to a ranch northeast of Colorado Springs?

3. How are most people killed by deer?

4. How old was Paulsen when he saw a passenger plane ditch in the Pacific?

5. How old was a boy that Paulsen saw killed by a deer in a state park?

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