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

2. At the end of Chapter 4, what does Brian plan to do first thing the next morning?

3. What does Brian add to the last of the jellied meat in Chapter 6?

4. When Brian finished sewing the rabbit skins together, what size were they?

5. How long was the stone point for Brian's new weapon in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what is the primary rule of surviving?

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

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

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

5. Describe the autumn rainstorm that strikes Brian.

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

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

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

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

Describe other literary devices in this book, including similes and metaphors.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how this book might be different if the main character were female?

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