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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of bones do not have marrow?
(a) Alligator.
(b) Rats.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Bird.

2. In Chapter 5, what did Paulsen say that he ate wrapped in dandelion greens because he was hungry?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Worms.
(c) Ants.
(d) Grubs.

3. On Friday nights in Chapter 4, where did Paulsen work on Friday nights?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Vet office.
(c) Bowling alley.
(d) Churcn cemetery.

4. How big was the buck that Paulsen took with a bow when he was 15?
(a) About 225 pounds.
(b) 230 pounds.
(c) Close to 200 pounds.
(d) 190 pounds.

5. What was the first recipe that Paulsen recorded in Chapter 6?
(a) Willow bark tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Dandelion tea.
(d) Hot water.

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

7. What did Paulsen say you might want to remove when making a fish or meat stew?
(a) Stomach and intestines.
(b) Liver.
(c) Heart.
(d) Kidneys.

8. After buying broadheads in Chapter 4, what type of shafts did Paulsen buy?
(a) Oak.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Willow.
(d) Cedar.

9. What was the pull weight of Paulsen's Bear Cub bow in Chapter 4?
(a) 45 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 40 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

10. When Paulsen shot his first buck with an arrow when he was 15, how far was he from his bicycle?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 3 miles.
(c) 1 1/2 miles.
(d) 2 1/2 miles.

11. When spit cooking, what is the most important thing to do?
(a) Rotate the meat.
(b) Remove any fur or feathers.
(c) Keep it close to the fire.
(d) Marinate the meat.

12. What did Paulsen say in Chapter 5 was almost like eating a snack food if you remembered the salt?
(a) Snake.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Grub worms.
(d) Ants.

13. When Paulsen was in the desert in Chapter 6, what was the only thing he had to eat for a day and a half?
(a) 2 lizards.
(b) Beetles.
(c) A iguana.
(d) A turtle.

14. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how much of the meat did he eat when he had to make camp?
(a) 3 or 4 pounds.
(b) 4 or 5 pounds.
(c) 3 pounds.
(d) 2 pounds.

15. What was the worst piece of meat that Paulsen said he ever had in Chapter 6?
(a) Porcupine.
(b) Jackrabbit.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Badger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would you need to seal a handmade pot for cooking?

2. Where did he buy his broadheads from in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 4, how much did the bullets cost per box for Paulsen's first rifle?

4. How hot did Paulsen say that granite needed to be for a stew?

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

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