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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 does the FBI agent believe Charles's state of mind to be?
(a) Stubborn.
(b) Psychotic.
(c) Psychopathic.
(d) Deranged.

2. What is kidnapper's reason for taking his victim?
(a) As retribution for his family's poor treatment.
(b) To get money for his mother's hospital care.
(c) In return for all of the innocent Indians killed by white men over the centuries.
(d) Because he wants to escape his inner demons.

3. As Charles leaves the forest, what does he believe will always remember him?
(a) His animal companions.
(b) His ancestors.
(c) The mountain air.
(d) The natural world.

4. What does Charles eat while in the mountains after his sister's death?
(a) Small animals.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Roots.
(d) A special paste made from berries and bark.

5. In Section 6, how many rocks does David have in his pocket?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the alleged kidnapper?

2. What character flaw does Charles admit to in Section 4?

3. What does the kidnapper say he is going to do with his victim in the note he left?

4. What does Charles write in as he and David continue through the forest?

5. What do David and Charles eat after David counts the rocks?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Katsuk look upon the ravens? What does he think they are?

2. Describe the scene between Katsuk and Vince up until Vince's death.

3. Why does David begin collecting pebbles, and why does it anger Katsuk?

4. Describe the efforts undertaken by Charles to avoid capture.

5. When David is first kidnapped, what does he think of the man that he calls "The Chief"?

6. What makes Katsuk feel as if he and David may be like brothers in Section 6?

7. It is nearly dark when Katsuk realizes that David is gone. What does Katsuk decide to do and why?

8. Describe David's mother's last memories of him.

9. Do you think Charles has a legitimate point about the treatment of the Native Americans, despite his poor choice of solutions?

10. David nurses the ill Katsuk, bringing him food and water and keeping him warm. What is ironic about the relationship between the two at this point?

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