Woodsong Chapter 3
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What did Paulsen do to keep the dogs from becoming bored in the summer?
- gave them bones to chew and play with
- took them to wheeled cart races
- took them hunting
How did Paulsen describe Olaf?
- smarter than the others
- not very aggressive, but tough, strong, and honest
- big bully who was also a bit of a doofus
- relatively passive
What trick did Columbia play on Olaf?
- kept turning over Olaf's water bowl
- hide Olaf's dinner bones
- threw pebbles at Olaf when he wasn't looking
- put his bone almost within reach but not quite of Olaf
How did Columbia's trick affect Paulsen?
- He had to get rid of Olaf because he was a bully.
- He saw animals had personalities and could no longer hunt or trap them.
- He decided it wasn't good for the dogs to be tied up and moved them to a fenced in area.
What mistake did Paulsen make when he was riding a new trail one day in January?
- letting the dogs run, not riding the sled brake to slow them down, in country he did not know
- riding across a frozen stream with running water where the ice was too thin
- missing the logging trail and going over a cliff
Paulsen hurt his ______________ in the fall.
- head
- ribs
- knee
- arm
What did the dogs do after Paulsen fell?
- came back to rescue him
- ran for miles without him
What did Paulsen learn from this experience?
- The dogs could teach him.
- Never to drive the sled alone.
- To always carry a walkie talkie.