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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. Where does Brian's father work?

2. What happened when Brian realized the plane was going to run out of fuel?

3. What encouraged Brian to continue trying to create fire?

4. For what type of food does Brian search?

5. To what did Brian attribute his strange frame of mind?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What benefits were created by having a fire?

3. Explain why it is important for Brian to learn to cooperate with nature.

4. Explain why Brian blames his mother for the current situation.

5. How does Brian know what is happening to the pilot?

6. How does Brian feel when he flies the plane for the first time?

7. Examine why landing on the ground might have been better.

8. Why were Brian and the sparks alike?

9. What makes Brian hook the hatchet to his belt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The confrontation with the bear was scary and exciting. Why did Brian stop running? Examine the encounter from the bear's point of view. Discuss how a human might provoke a bear? Examine humans as threats to animals and their young.

Essay Topic 2

Brian kept track of his "First Days" as a way of marking time in an unconventional way. Two different times, Brian celebrated his rebirth into a new person. Explain why it was important for Brian to realize that he was evolving and the purpose of keeping track of those days.

Essay Topic 3

The pilot's heart attack left Brian in the plane with no skill or instruction. Do you think this was a standard procedure? Should there have been a co-pilot? What might you have done in this situation?

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