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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brian decides to make a stronger weapon, he thinks of it as what?

2. What substance does Brian consider using for the points of his arrows before dismissing as too thin and soft?

3. What does Brian look for when he first wakes up in Chapter 6?

4. What blew up like a grenade in front of Brian?

5. What is the raised part of the bolt of the gun known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Brian's second encounter with the skunk.

2. In Chapter 3, what does Brian determine that weapons are all about and how does he respond?

3. What does Brian do with the parts of a rabbit that he kills?

4. Why was Brian relieved when the food from the emergency pack was gone?

5. How does Brian learn what is wrong with the gun?

6. What had the wolves taken from the deer they killed?

7. What does Brian decide to do with the rabbit hides that he's been saving?

8. What does Brian learn from the sounds of the different birds?

9. Describe the sporting goods store that Brian remembers near his home.

10. Describe the noises that follow after Brian wakes in the middle of the night.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about what Brian learns from the animals in "Brian's Winter."

Essay Topic 2

The author ends several chapters with an omniscient viewpoint that serves to warn the reader of what is to come. Why does he do this?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of breaking of the firing pin. Be sure to address the need to have challenges for characters to overcome.

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