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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. Who is Brian's nighttime acquaintance?

2. About how big is the hole that Brian makes to let the smoke out of his shelter?

3. What kind of rock did Brian make arrow points from?

4. What shape is the lake where Brian is living?

5. Brian realizes that he has become a predator in nature. In this way, he thinks of himself as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What repairs does Brian make to his shelter in Chapter 7?

2. What decision does Brian make after practicing with the war bow?

3. What does Brian learn about hunting in the rain?

4. When Brian makes fish soup, how does he make and eat it?

5. How does Brian finish with the rabbit skins in Chapter 5?

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

7. What does Brian take with him and why when he goes looking for the wolves kill?

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

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

10. Describe the area where the rabbits mainly lived?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Brian is so happy with finding and eating roadkill.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the author puts the rescue and contact with another human in the epilogue instead of the main story. Does it seem rushed?

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