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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 name did someone call Pi in the maze in "The Ancient One"?

2. What do Gunnar and the boys have to eat after fly fishing and survival training?

3. What type of covering is on the bed where Jack finds himself when he wakes in Chapter 20?

4. Who do Jack and Early find in a cave in Chapter 28?

5. What type of snake does Early talk about in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack think Early might be hurt at the end of Chapter 27?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 26, what is Jack reminded about Early?

3. How did Gunnar compromise MacScott's dogs' sense of smell?

4. In "Land of Lost Souls," what does Pi see?

5. In Chapter 26, what signs do Jack and Early find of the Great Bear?

6. What does Jack think "National Geographic" would say about the path they are taking in Chapter 27?

7. What does Jack see when he wakes in Chapter 17?

8. What job are Early and Jack given by the men on the barge?

9. In Chapter 22, what does Jack find in his backpack that weren't there the night before?

10. How does the bar maid look after Early tells her that she has a very pretty smile?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack struggles to adjust to Morton Hill. Why is it so difficult for Jack to adjust to Morton Hill. In what way is the adjustment caused by the new surroundings and by missing his mother?

Essay Topic 2

Jack remembers how his mother tried to help him after he got lost after a Boy Scout camp. How did his mother help him with that incident and how did she keep him from being lost emotionally when she was alive?

Essay Topic 3

Gunnar compares fly fishing to star gazing. Why does Gunnar compare fly fishing to star gazing? How are the two alike and what do those similarities mean to Gunnar and Jack?

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