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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What accessory comes with the hatchet?
(a) Leather case
(b) First aid kit
(c) Sharpening stone
(d) Safety instructions

2. What happens to the pilot during Brian's first flight?
(a) Has a heart attack
(b) Gets shot
(c) Crashes the plane
(d) Jumps out of the plane

3. Which of these is not a benefit of having a fire?
(a) Good smell
(b) Keeping animals at bay
(c) Light
(d) Heat

4. How could the hatchet help Brian survive?
(a) The reflection from the blade could signal a plane.
(b) He could use it to chop wood.
(c) It could create a fire.
(d) It would fight off wild animals.

5. What type of tree does Brian use to try and start the fire?
(a) Birch
(b) Pine
(c) Oak
(d) Ash

Short Answer Questions

1. What relentlessly attacked Brian?

2. Landing a plane on the water is like hitting what?

3. What led Brian to the food?

4. What was the result of the radio conversation?

5. What was the animal that wandered into the shelter?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Brian consider himself to be lucky?

2. Examine why Brian does not tell Terry about his mother?

3. Why is flying the plane the only option in the first few hours?

4. What are Brian's feelings toward his mother at this time?

5. Why was Brian so afraid of an animal outside the shelter?

6. What is lost when Brian learns about the secret?

7. Examine how Brian knows as much as he does about living in the woods.

8. Why does Brian get sick from the gut cherries?

9. What benefits were created by having a fire?

10. Explain how Brian feels when the plane finally stops.

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