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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What couldn't Paulsen see without his headlamp in the dark?
(a) All of these.
(b) Puddles.
(c) Potholes.
(d) Branches.
2. What had driven the deer nearly mad with rage?
(a) The water.
(b) The flies.
(c) The sun.
(d) The heat.
3. What ate the chipmunk?
(a) A red squirrel.
(b) A snake.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A rat.
4. What does Paulsen call while mushing?
(a) Cookie?
(b) None of these.
(c) Willy?
(d) Billy?
5. What does Gary leave behind at the checkpoint when the rope breaks?
(a) His felt lining for his gloves.
(b) His goggles.
(c) His hat.
(d) His snow hook.
6. What did the man put in the sled with Paulsen?
(a) A blanket.
(b) All of these.
(c) The snow hook.
(d) A meal.
7. On day eight, what does Paulsen compare crossing the interior of Alaska by dog team to?
(a) None of these.
(b) Being on the moon.
(c) Being on mars.
(d) Being in the desert.
8. What rumor tears though the camp?
(a) One musher is lost and feared dead.
(b) One woman was attacked by a moose and killed.
(c) All of these.
(d) Someone was dragged to death in the gorge.
9. What does Gary do to get the moose to move?
(a) He pepper sprayed the moose.
(b) He kicked the moose in the left flank.
(c) He utilized a bear banger on the moose.
(d) He made a loud noise to startle the moose.
10. What did Paulsen think was lovely?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) His bag of beef jerky.
(d) His can of Chef Boyardee ravioli.
11. Why couldn't Paulsen touch the man?
(a) Neither of these.
(b) The sled moved too fast.
(c) Both of these.
(d) The man wasn't really there.
12. What was the glowing object?
(a) None of these.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A barrel.
(d) A stump.
13. Why is it hard to catch a grouse unaware?
(a) They are always listening carefully.
(b) They set up an alarm system through the snow of dried sticks.
(c) All of these.
(d) They explode out of the snow when they hear something coming.
14. How many paper bowls of chili did Paulsen eat?
(a) Six.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nineteen.
15. Where didn't Storm want to leave when he was retired?
(a) The kennel.
(b) The yard.
(c) All of these.
(d) The house.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Gary describe the experience of sledding the Iditarod in day three?
2. Who helped Paulsen out of the sled?
3. Why did the deer allow the dogs to approach?
4. On day eight, what does Wilson do?
5. The weather never rose above what temperature?
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