Paulsen Biography

Where was Gary Paulsen born?

• California

• Minnesota

• Alaska

• Canada

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Who raised Paulsen? Click all that apply.

• His mother

• His father

• His Grandmother

• Several aunts

• A pack of wolves

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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.

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What was Paulsen's first book about?

• The Cold War

• Wolves

• Boats

• Dogs;

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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.

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When did Paulsen pause his writing career?

• the late 70's

• the late 80's

• the late 90's

• the late 2000's

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When did Paulsen's career take off?

• the 60's

• the 70's

• the 80's

• the 90's

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Did Gary Paulsen see immediate success as a writer?

• Yes

• No

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What are the titles in "Brian's Saga", Paulsen's series of bestselling hits.

• Hatchet

• The River

• Woodsong

• Brian's Winter

• Brian's Return

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Where is Gary Paulsen today?

• New Mexico with his wife

• In the Atlantic Ocean off the cost of Carolina

• Alaska, training dogs for the Iditarod

• Paulsen died in 1997. He is survived by his wife and three children.

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