Woodsong by Gary Paulsen

How does Gary take care of the dogs' feet on Day 2?

• monitors their condition

• rubs them with ointment

• covers them with "booties"

• all of the above

On race day 3, does Gary Paulsen expect to win the race?

• Yes, he has an incredible team that is clearly better than the others.

• No, he doesn't expect to win, but he dreams that they will be special enough to do it.

• No, he knows his dogs are not as great as the others.

• Yes, he has more experience racing the Iditarod than other competitiors.

Who helps Gary through "The Burn" (a vast area cleared by a forest fire)?

• Another musher with chocolate chip cookies

• The eskimo (halluncination)

• The man in the trenchcoat (hallucination)

• The buffalo

What does the term 'mean hills' refer to?

• Angry people

• Ugly valleys

• Difficult land

• Chunky ice

What type of figurative language is used here?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

On page 122: "At one point there is a long uphill grade--over a mile--and I lope alongside the sled easily, lightly, pushing gently to help the dogs."

What does the word lope mean in this sentenece?

• heavy dragging

• slowly lumbering

• running quickly

• skipping happily

Which word best describes day 11?

• magnificent

• nightmarish

• humbling

• unsettling

What factor contributed to Paulsen having a strained relationship with his father?

• His father had another family.

• His father only had one arm.

• His father drank a lot.

• His father was an immigrant.

Why did Paulsen stop writing (early in his career)?

• People did not like his books.

• Lawsuits and legal trouble over a book he wrote

• He was not making any money with book sales.

• His publisher dropped him.

Where did Brian's mother keep his beloved hatchet?

• in a museum

• in a safe

• in a glass case in the living room

• on their fireplace mantle