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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what altitude does Rick start feeling cold?
(a) 5,000 feet.
(b) 15,000 feet.
(c) 11,000 feet.
(d) 22,000 feet.
2. Why does Lon want a shovel, a saw, plastic buckets, a lantern, and bird feed?
(a) To show Rick how to catch wild turkeys.
(b) To catch maverick.
(c) To set up a bird sanctuary.
(d) It is not specified.
3. What do hang gliders use to glide?
(a) Flaps.
(b) Small motors.
(c) Thermals.
(d) Rudders.
4. How long does Rick care for the eagle?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 43 days.
(d) 10 weeks.
5. What does Lon realize Carlile has taken?
(a) Lon's notes on the condor project.
(b) Lon's dog.
(c) Lon's hang glider.
(d) Lon's radio and antenna.
6. What color is Lon's jacket?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.
7. Why is Rick nervous in the first part of Chapter 17?
(a) The sheriff has learned of Rick's whereabouts.
(b) They are about to hang glide.
(c) His biological mother is coming for a visit.
(d) His biological father is coming for a visit.
8. What chases Rick as he runs for Lon's camp?
(a) A cougar.
(b) A German shepherd.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The pit bull and Humvee.
9. Who do Lon and Rick go after at the end of chapter 20?
(a) Josh.
(b) Carlile.
(c) Gunderson.
(d) M1.
10. What time do Lon and Rick take up positions at the Doll House formation?
(a) A half hour before dawn.
(b) They decide not to come back to the Doll House formation.
(c) Around midnight.
(d) About 9 a.m. the next morning.
11. Who has a parachute?
(a) Neither man.
(b) Rick.
(c) Lon.
(d) Parachutes are not mentioned.
12. What does Rick think the judge will not take seriously?
(a) Rick's heroism.
(b) Lon's recommendations.
(c) Rick's abilities.
(d) The letters of support.
13. When does Lon decide to return to try to catch Maverick?
(a) In the dark.
(b) He is unsure.
(c) The next morning.
(d) At noon the next day.
14. What does Rick do while looking for Lon?
(a) Keep track of where Gunderson is.
(b) Keep track of where Carlile is.
(c) Set off flares.
(d) Call on the radio.
15. How high are the fliers when they drift downward?
(a) 10,000 feet.
(b) 14,000 feet.
(c) 22,000 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where has Maverick flown?
2. What does Rick notice Gunderson doing?
3. Of what does the judge remind Rick?.
4. How does Rick make it possible for Lon to climb out of the canyon?
5. What does the judge acknowledge exists at Blue Canyon?
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