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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Gary cross the lake though it was frozen and would have saved him time?
(a) It was against the rules.
(b) Both of these.
(c) It wouldn't have supported the sled.
(d) Neither of these.

2. What kind of lick was being given?
(a) A blood thirsty lick.
(b) A prey lick.
(c) A wound lick.
(d) None of these.

3. What animal was Minnesota having a problem with?
(a) Beavers.
(b) Rats.
(c) Marmots.
(d) Moles.

4. What else loves the woodstove?
(a) Cats.
(b) Ferrets.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Fish.

5. What is the perfect temperature for running?
(a) Ten below.
(b) Twenty below.
(c) Fifteen below.
(d) Thirty below.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olaf like to fight about?

2. When Paulsen let Storm run free of harness or anything, what did he do?

3. What was the above all thing about the animal?

4. What three animals caused the sled team to go awry?

5. Who got the first of the hen's wrath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it a gamble when the deer had come into the camp?

2. What does Gary define as "Bone Wars"?

3. What had Gary believed before he was forty?

4. How does Gary frequently feel while running dogs?

5. Why didn't Paulsen kill the bear?

6. What happened to Russel and Quincy that summer?

7. What did Gary think he was doing when he picked up the grouse eggs?

8. What kind of personality did Olaf have and why was he liked in spite of it?

9. As writing didn't completely pay the bills, how did Paulsen make ends meet?

10. What happens in serious cold?

(see the answer keys)

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