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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long did Paulsen say that water needed to be boiled before drinking?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

3. What was the first animal Paulsen killed with his homemade bow after practicing to get his aim right?
(a) Grouse.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Pheasant.
(d) Duck.

4. How old was Paulsen when he made his first bow?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

5. When Paulsen was 15, where was he when he shot a buck and it fell on him?
(a) Woods.
(b) Swamp.
(c) Thicket.
(d) Prairie.

6. In Chapter 5, what was the second thing that a little boy in a village in Alaska offered Paulsen to eat?
(a) Crisco.
(b) Salmonberries.
(c) Ice cream.
(d) Blueberries.

7. When it got dark the night Paulsen shot his first buck with a bow when he was 15, where did he set up camp?
(a) Hollow log.
(b) Thicket.
(c) Willows.
(d) Cave.

8. In Chapter 5, how big did Paulsen say that some of the snapping turtles were?
(a) 2 or more feet across.
(b) 1 1/2 feet or more across.
(c) 3 feet or more across.
(d) 2 1/2 feet or more across.

9. When Paulsen was 15 and shot his first buck with a bow, how far was he from town?
(a) 4 1/2 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

10. In Chapter 4, what might men working in factories make in a day?
(a) $10.
(b) $12.
(c) $8.
(d) $15.

11. In Chapter 5, why did Paulsen say that he could no longer winter in Northern Minnesota?
(a) Asthma.
(b) COPD.
(c) Allergies.
(d) His heart.

12. How long did it take Paulsen to start a fire with a hatchet and a rock?
(a) More than 4 hours.
(b) 6 hours.
(c) About 3 hours.
(d) 5 hours.

13. What type of wood did Paulsen use for his first bow?
(a) Lemon.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Maple.

14. From what animal would Native Americans eat the intestines?
(a) Bear.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Elk.
(d) Deer.

15. What would you use to hold meat on a plank to cook it?
(a) Willow branches.
(b) Stones.
(c) Sticks.
(d) Wooden pegs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where did Paulsen say that during his first Iditarod he stopped at a village early in the day?

2. In Chapter 4, what did Paulsen pay for broadheads?

3. During what season did Paulsen first go hunting with his homemade bow?

4. In Chapter 4, how many hours would Paulsen have had to work setting pins in a bowling alley to afford a $30 bow?

5. What type of cooking did Paulsen not recommend?

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