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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. What did the word sound like in Paulsen's friend's mouth?
(a) None of these.
(b) An explosion.
(c) An epithet.
(d) A command.

2. What did Paulsen end up eating to maintain energy?
(a) Sticks of butter.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Powdered protein.

3. What does Gary do to get the moose to move?
(a) He made a loud noise to startle the moose.
(b) He pepper sprayed the moose.
(c) He kicked the moose in the left flank.
(d) He utilized a bear banger on the moose.

4. How far is the run downhill on day twelve?
(a) About ninety miles.
(b) About a hundred miles.
(c) Over a hundred miles.
(d) Over ninety miles.

5. Which dog nearly took Storm's head off in surprise at this action?
(a) Fonzie.
(b) Cookie.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Obeah.

Short Answer Questions

1. On day eight, what does Paulsen compare crossing the interior of Alaska by dog team to?

2. What did the man do while Paulsen was hallucinating?

3. What did Storm see as the enemy on the sled?

4. Which dog shreds their harness?

5. How many hours did this continue for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Gary unworried about the rumors he hears on the mandatory twenty-four hour layover?

2. Why did Cookie knowingly take the team over an edge for?

3. What happened to him as a result?

4. What did the 'person' who arrived to help Paulsen look like?

5. What things didn't make sense about where the deer was?

6. When does Gary's friend appear again, and what does he do?

7. What will Gary always blame himself for?

8. How does it feel, on day three, for Gary running the dogs?

9. What strange activity did the cedar waxwings engage in?

10. What does it not seem possible to accomplish and why?

(see the answer keys)

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